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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Luxembourg
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98-0554932
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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March 31,
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December 31,
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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51,509
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$
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58,294
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Investment in equity securities
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38,419
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36,181
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Accounts receivable, net
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28,634
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36,466
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Short-term investments in real estate
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40,274
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39,873
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Assets held for sale (
Note 3
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26,557
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—
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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29,292
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30,720
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Total current assets
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214,685
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201,534
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Premises and equipment, net (
Notes 1 and 8
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74,991
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45,631
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Goodwill
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79,009
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81,387
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Intangible assets, net
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72,160
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91,653
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Deferred tax assets, net
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308,509
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309,089
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Other assets
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10,194
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12,406
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Total assets
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$
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759,548
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$
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741,700
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$
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64,538
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$
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87,240
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Current portion of long-term debt
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9,222
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—
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Deferred revenue
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7,597
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10,108
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Liabilities held for sale (
Note 3
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8,736
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—
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Other current liabilities (
Notes 1 and 11
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20,743
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7,030
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Total current liabilities
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110,836
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104,378
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Long-term debt, less current portion
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322,577
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331,476
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Other non-current liabilities (
Notes 1 and 13
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30,767
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9,178
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Commitments, contingencies and regulatory matters (
Note 22
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Equity:
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Common stock ($1.00 par value; 100,000 shares authorized,
25,413 issued and 16,309 o
utstanding as of March 31, 2019; 16,276 outstanding as of December 31, 2018)
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25,413
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25,413
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Additional paid-in capital
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125,288
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122,667
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Retained earnings
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584,759
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590,655
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Treasury stock, at cost (9,104 shares as of March 31, 2019 and 9,137 shares as of December 31, 2018)
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(441,149
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(443,304
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Altisource equity
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294,311
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295,431
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Non-controlling interests
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1,057
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1,237
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Total equity
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295,368
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296,668
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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759,548
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$
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741,700
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Three months ended
March 31, |
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2019
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2018
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Revenue
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$
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169,935
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$
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197,438
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Cost of revenue
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124,104
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147,194
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Gross profit
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45,831
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50,244
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Operating expenses:
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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41,240
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43,124
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Restructuring charges (
Note 21
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4,420
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—
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Income from operations
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171
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7,120
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Other income (expense), net:
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Interest expense
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(6,749
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(5,863
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Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity securities (
Note 4
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2,238
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(7,501
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Other income (expense), net
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374
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1,272
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Total other income (expense), net
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(4,137
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(12,092
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Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interests
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(3,966
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(4,972
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Income tax benefit
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1,222
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1,365
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Net loss
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(2,744
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(3,607
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Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
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(440
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(525
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Net loss attributable to Altisource
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$
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(3,184
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$
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(4,132
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Loss per share:
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Basic
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$
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(0.20
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$
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(0.24
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Diluted
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$
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(0.20
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$
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(0.24
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Weighted average shares outstanding:
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Basic
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16,292
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17,378
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Diluted
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16,292
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17,378
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Comprehensive loss:
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Net loss
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$
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(2,744
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$
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(3,607
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
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Reclassification of unrealized gain on investment in equity securities,
net of income tax provision of $200, to retained earnings from the cumulative effect of an accounting change |
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—
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(733
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Comprehensive loss, net of tax
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(2,744
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(4,340
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)
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Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
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(440
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)
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(525
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)
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Altisource
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$
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(3,184
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$
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(4,865
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)
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Altisource Equity
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Common stock
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Additional paid-in capital
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Retained earnings
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
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Treasury stock, at cost
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Non-controlling interests
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Total
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Shares
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Balance, December 31, 2017
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25,413
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$
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25,413
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$
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112,475
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$
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626,600
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$
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733
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$
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(426,609
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)
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$
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1,373
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$
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339,985
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Net (loss) income
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—
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—
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—
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(4,132
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)
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—
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—
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525
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(3,607
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)
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Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(672
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)
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(672
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)
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Share-based compensation expense
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—
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—
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2,201
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2,201
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Cumulative effect of accounting changes
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—
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—
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—
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(9,715
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)
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(733
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)
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—
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—
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(10,448
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)
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Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares
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—
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—
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—
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(12,500
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)
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—
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15,117
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—
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2,617
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Repurchase of shares
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(9,994
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)
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—
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(9,994
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)
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Balance, March 31, 2018
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25,413
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$
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25,413
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$
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114,676
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$
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600,253
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$
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—
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$
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(421,486
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)
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$
|
1,226
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$
|
320,082
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Balance, December 31, 2018
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25,413
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$
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25,413
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$
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122,667
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$
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590,655
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$
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—
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$
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(443,304
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)
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$
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1,237
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$
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296,668
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Net (loss) income
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—
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—
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—
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(3,184
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)
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—
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—
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440
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(2,744
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)
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Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(620
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)
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(620
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)
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Share-based compensation expense
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—
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—
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2,621
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2,621
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Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares
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—
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—
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—
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(1,549
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)
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—
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1,577
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—
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28
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Treasury shares withheld for the payment of tax on restricted share unit and restricted share issuances and stock option exercises
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—
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—
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—
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(1,163
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)
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—
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578
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—
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(585
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)
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Balance, March 31, 2019
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25,413
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$
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25,413
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$
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125,288
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$
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584,759
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$
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—
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$
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(441,149
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)
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$
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1,057
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$
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295,368
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Three months ended
March 31, |
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2019
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2018
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss
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$
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(2,744
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)
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$
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(3,607
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)
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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9,369
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8,721
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Amortization of intangible assets
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8,647
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7,147
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Unrealized (gain) loss on investment in equity securities
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(2,238
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)
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7,501
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Share-based compensation expense
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2,621
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2,201
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Bad debt expense
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155
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724
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|
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Amortization of debt discount
|
153
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|
89
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|
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Amortization of debt issuance costs
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170
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273
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|
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Deferred income taxes
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582
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(1,972
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)
|
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Loss on disposal of fixed assets
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331
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|
489
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excludes assets and
liabilities held for sale, see Note 3):
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Accounts receivable
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1,091
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|
2,289
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|
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Short-term investments in real estate
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(401
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)
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(9,915
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)
|
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
(781
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)
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|
702
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|
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Other assets
|
(92
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)
|
|
481
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|
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(16,318
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)
|
|
(18,189
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)
|
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Other current and non-current liabilities
|
(7,200
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)
|
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(5,503
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)
|
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Net cash used in operating activities
|
(6,655
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)
|
|
(8,569
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)
|
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|
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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|
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Additions to premises and equipment
|
(790
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)
|
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(1,258
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)
|
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Net cash used in investing activities
|
(790
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)
|
|
(1,258
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)
|
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|
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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|
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Repayments and repurchases of long-term debt
|
—
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(1,486
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)
|
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Debt issuance costs
|
—
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|
|
(496
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)
|
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Proceeds from stock option exercises
|
28
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|
|
2,617
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|
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Purchase of treasury shares
|
—
|
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(9,994
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)
|
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Distributions to non-controlling interests
|
(620
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)
|
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(672
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)
|
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Payments of tax withholding on issuance of restricted share units and restricted shares
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(585
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)
|
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—
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|
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Net cash used in financing activities
|
(1,177
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)
|
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(10,031
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)
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|
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Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
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(8,622
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)
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(19,858
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)
|
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
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64,046
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|
108,843
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|
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
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$
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55,424
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$
|
88,985
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|
|
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|
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Supplemental cash flow information:
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|
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|
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Interest paid
|
$
|
5,634
|
|
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$
|
5,269
|
|
Income taxes paid, net
|
2,410
|
|
|
946
|
|
||
|
|
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|
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Non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
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|
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Increase in payables for purchases of premises and equipment
|
$
|
28
|
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|
$
|
264
|
|
Acquisition of right-to-use assets with lease obligations
|
209
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|
|
—
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(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
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|
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Accounts receivable, net
|
|
$
|
6,586
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
2,209
|
|
|
Premises and equipment, net
|
|
4,073
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
2,378
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
10,846
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
465
|
|
|
Total assets held for sale
|
|
$
|
26,557
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
4,680
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
1,661
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
2,395
|
|
|
Total liabilities held for sale
|
|
$
|
8,736
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Billed
|
|
$
|
27,968
|
|
|
$
|
35,590
|
|
Unbilled
|
|
10,780
|
|
|
11,759
|
|
||
|
|
38,748
|
|
|
47,349
|
|
||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
(10,114
|
)
|
|
(10,883
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
28,634
|
|
|
$
|
36,466
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Maintenance agreements, current portion
|
|
$
|
3,939
|
|
|
$
|
5,600
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
11,880
|
|
|
7,940
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses
|
|
6,903
|
|
|
7,484
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
|
6,570
|
|
|
9,696
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
29,292
|
|
|
$
|
30,720
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Computer hardware and software
|
|
$
|
177,868
|
|
|
$
|
182,215
|
|
Office equipment and other
|
|
5,264
|
|
|
7,384
|
|
||
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
12,222
|
|
|
13,313
|
|
||
Leasehold improvements
|
|
26,925
|
|
|
29,781
|
|
||
|
|
222,279
|
|
|
232,693
|
|
||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
(182,882
|
)
|
|
(187,062
|
)
|
||
Net
|
|
39,397
|
|
|
45,631
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Right-to-use assets under operating leases
|
|
39,046
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
(3,452
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Net right-to-use assets
|
|
35,594
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total premises and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
74,991
|
|
|
$
|
45,631
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
United States
|
|
$
|
34,817
|
|
|
$
|
25,693
|
|
India
|
|
20,405
|
|
|
3,154
|
|
||
Luxembourg
|
|
15,874
|
|
|
14,975
|
|
||
Philippines
|
|
3,551
|
|
|
1,754
|
|
||
Other
|
|
344
|
|
|
55
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
74,991
|
|
|
$
|
45,631
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Total
|
||
|
|
|
||
Balance as of December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
81,387
|
|
Reclassification to net assets held for sale (
Note 3
)
|
|
(2,378
|
)
|
|
Balance as of March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
79,009
|
|
|
|
Weighted average estimated useful life
(in years) |
|
Gross carrying amount
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
Net book value
|
||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Definite lived intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Customer related intangible assets
|
|
8
|
|
$
|
219,797
|
|
|
$
|
273,172
|
|
|
$
|
(172,892
|
)
|
|
$
|
(207,639
|
)
|
|
$
|
46,905
|
|
|
$
|
65,533
|
|
Operating agreement
|
|
20
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
(16,064
|
)
|
|
(15,632
|
)
|
|
18,936
|
|
|
19,368
|
|
||||||
Trademarks and trade names
|
|
15
|
|
11,349
|
|
|
11,349
|
|
|
(6,412
|
)
|
|
(6,244
|
)
|
|
4,937
|
|
|
5,105
|
|
||||||
Non-compete agreements
|
|
4
|
|
1,230
|
|
|
1,230
|
|
|
(1,103
|
)
|
|
(1,026
|
)
|
|
127
|
|
|
204
|
|
||||||
Intellectual property
|
|
10
|
|
300
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
(145
|
)
|
|
(145
|
)
|
|
155
|
|
|
155
|
|
||||||
Other intangible assets
|
|
5
|
|
3,745
|
|
|
3,745
|
|
|
(2,645
|
)
|
|
(2,457
|
)
|
|
1,100
|
|
|
1,288
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
|
|
|
$
|
271,421
|
|
|
$
|
324,796
|
|
|
$
|
(199,261
|
)
|
|
$
|
(233,143
|
)
|
|
$
|
72,160
|
|
|
$
|
91,653
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Security deposits
|
|
$
|
3,575
|
|
|
$
|
3,972
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
3,915
|
|
|
5,752
|
|
||
Other
|
|
2,704
|
|
|
2,682
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
10,194
|
|
|
$
|
12,406
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
20,908
|
|
|
$
|
27,853
|
|
Accrued expenses - general
|
|
24,442
|
|
|
27,866
|
|
||
Accrued salaries and benefits
|
|
19,156
|
|
|
31,356
|
|
||
Income taxes payable
|
|
32
|
|
|
165
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
64,538
|
|
|
$
|
87,240
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unfunded cash account balances
|
|
$
|
3,906
|
|
|
$
|
4,932
|
|
Lease obligation liabilities
|
|
15,098
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other
|
|
1,739
|
|
|
2,098
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
20,743
|
|
|
$
|
7,030
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Senior secured term loans
|
|
$
|
338,822
|
|
|
$
|
338,822
|
|
Less: Debt issuance costs, net
|
|
(3,685
|
)
|
|
(3,855
|
)
|
||
Less: Unamortized discount, net
|
|
(3,338
|
)
|
|
(3,491
|
)
|
||
Net long-term debt
|
|
331,799
|
|
|
331,476
|
|
||
Less: Current portion
|
|
(9,222
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt, less current portion
|
|
$
|
322,577
|
|
|
$
|
331,476
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
March 31,
2019 |
|
December 31,
2018 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Lease obligation liabilities
|
|
$
|
23,202
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Income tax liabilities
|
|
7,109
|
|
|
7,069
|
|
||
Deferred revenue
|
|
52
|
|
|
19
|
|
||
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
404
|
|
|
2,090
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
30,767
|
|
|
$
|
9,178
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2019
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
|
Carrying amount
|
|
Fair value
|
|
Carrying amount
|
|
Fair value
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
51,509
|
|
|
$
|
51,509
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
58,294
|
|
|
$
|
58,294
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
3,915
|
|
|
3,915
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,752
|
|
|
5,752
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
Investment in equity securities
|
|
38,419
|
|
|
38,419
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36,181
|
|
|
36,181
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
Long-term receivable (
Note 3
)
|
|
2,258
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,258
|
|
|
2,221
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,221
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Senior secured term loan
|
|
338,822
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
328,657
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
338,822
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
330,351
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2018 |
||||
|
|
Black-Scholes
|
|
Binomial
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Risk-free interest rate (%)
|
|
2.66 – 2.70
|
|
|
1.65 – 2.77
|
|
Expected stock price volatility (%)
|
|
70.31 – 71.81
|
|
|
71.81
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Expected option life (in years)
|
|
6.00 – 6.25
|
|
|
2.56 – 4.32
|
|
Fair value
|
|
$16.17 – $17.15
|
|
|
$15.58 – $18.28
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31,
|
||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted per share
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
16.20
|
|
Intrinsic value of options exercised
|
|
10
|
|
|
4,320
|
|
||
Grant date fair value of stock options that vested
|
|
2,182
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
Number of options
|
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
|
Weighted average contractual term
(in years)
|
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
(in thousands)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018
|
1,440,566
|
|
|
$
|
30.78
|
|
|
5.04
|
|
$
|
945
|
|
Performance criteria achieved
|
227,849
|
|
|
24.98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Exercised
|
(1,500
|
)
|
|
18.79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Forfeited
|
(25,583
|
)
|
|
61.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Outstanding as of March 31, 2019
|
1,641,332
|
|
|
29.51
|
|
|
5.14
|
|
1,339
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Exercisable as of March 31, 2019
|
1,007,222
|
|
|
27.10
|
|
|
3.41
|
|
1,270
|
|
|
Number of restricted shares and restricted share units
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018
|
485,806
|
|
Granted
|
358,978
|
|
Issued
|
(31,025
|
)
|
Forfeited/canceled
|
(43,231
|
)
|
|
|
|
Outstanding as of March 31, 2019
|
770,528
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
164,999
|
|
|
$
|
188,766
|
|
Reimbursable expenses
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
8,147
|
|
||
Non-controlling interests
|
|
440
|
|
|
525
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
169,935
|
|
|
$
|
197,438
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Revenue recognized when services are performed or assets are sold
|
|
Revenue related to technology platforms and professional services
|
|
Reimbursable expenses revenue
|
|
Total revenue
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
147,755
|
|
|
$
|
17,684
|
|
|
$
|
4,496
|
|
|
$
|
169,935
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2018
|
|
166,956
|
|
|
22,335
|
|
|
8,147
|
|
|
197,438
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Compensation and benefits
|
|
$
|
41,368
|
|
|
$
|
54,866
|
|
Outside fees and services
|
|
62,581
|
|
|
65,098
|
|
||
Cost of real estate sold
|
|
2,094
|
|
|
3,179
|
|
||
Technology and telecommunications
|
|
8,509
|
|
|
9,451
|
|
||
Reimbursable expenses
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
8,147
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
5,056
|
|
|
6,453
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
124,104
|
|
|
$
|
147,194
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Compensation and benefits
|
|
$
|
11,353
|
|
|
$
|
13,569
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
8,647
|
|
|
7,147
|
|
||
Occupancy related costs
|
|
3,908
|
|
|
8,434
|
|
||
Marketing costs
|
|
2,932
|
|
|
3,607
|
|
||
Professional services
|
|
5,476
|
|
|
3,226
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
4,313
|
|
|
2,268
|
|
||
Other
|
|
4,611
|
|
|
4,873
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
41,240
|
|
|
$
|
43,124
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest income
|
|
$
|
151
|
|
|
$
|
131
|
|
Other, net
|
|
223
|
|
|
1,141
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total
|
|
$
|
374
|
|
|
$
|
1,272
|
|
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net loss attributable to Altisource
|
|
$
|
(3,184
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,132
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
|
|
16,292
|
|
|
17,378
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
|
|
16,292
|
|
|
17,378
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
•
|
Altisource loses Ocwen as a customer or there is a significant reduction in the volume of services they purchase from us
|
•
|
Ocwen loses, sells or transfers a significant portion or all of its remaining non-GSE servicing rights or subservicing arrangements and Altisource fails to be retained as a service provider
|
•
|
Ocwen loses state servicing licenses in states with a significant number of loans in Ocwen’s servicing portfolio
|
•
|
The contractual relationship between Ocwen and Altisource changes significantly or there are significant changes to our pricing to Ocwen for services from which we generate material revenue
|
•
|
Altisource otherwise fails to be retained as a service provider
|
|
|
As of
March 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
|
|
3.36
|
|
Weighted average discount rate
|
|
7.25
|
%
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Three months ended
March 31, 2019 |
||
|
|
|
||
Operating lease costs:
|
|
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expense
|
|
$
|
2,880
|
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
858
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash used in operating activities for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
|
|
4,737
|
|
|
Short-term (less than one year) lease costs
|
|
1,157
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
||
|
|
|
||
2019
|
|
$
|
13,130
|
|
2020
|
|
14,583
|
|
|
2021
|
|
9,593
|
|
|
2022
|
|
5,694
|
|
|
2023
|
|
3,465
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
1,330
|
|
|
Total lease payments
|
|
47,795
|
|
|
Less interest
|
|
(5,596
|
)
|
|
Present value of lease liabilities
|
|
$
|
42,199
|
|
•
|
assumptions related to sources of liquidity and the adequacy of financial resources;
|
•
|
assumptions about our ability to grow our business, including executing on our strategic initiatives;
|
•
|
assumptions about our ability to improve margins and anticipated expense reductions as a result of Project Catalyst;
|
•
|
assumptions regarding the impact of seasonality;
|
•
|
estimates regarding our effective tax rate; and
|
•
|
estimates regarding our reserves and valuations.
|
•
|
our ability to retain Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”) as a customer or our ability to receive the anticipated volume of referrals from Ocwen;
|
•
|
our ability to retain New Residential Investment Corp. (individually, together with one or more of its subsidiaries, or one or more of its subsidiaries individually, “NRZ”) as a customer or our ability to receive the anticipated volume of referrals from NRZ;
|
•
|
our ability to close the Financial Services business disposition transaction with Transworld Systems Inc. (“TSI”), including the timing and satisfaction of closing conditions and delays in obtaining regulatory consents in connection with the transaction;
|
•
|
our ability to comply with material agreements if a change of control is deemed to have occurred including, among other things, through the formation of a shareholder group, this may cause a termination event or event of default under certain of our agreements;
|
•
|
our ability to execute on our strategic businesses;
|
•
|
our ability to retain our existing customers, expand relationships and attract new customers;
|
•
|
the level of loan delinquencies and charge-offs;
|
•
|
the level of origination volume;
|
•
|
technology failures;
|
•
|
the outsourcing trends;
|
•
|
our ability to raise debt;
|
•
|
our ability to retain our directors, executive officers and key personnel;
|
•
|
our ability to integrate acquired businesses;
|
•
|
our ability to comply with, and burdens imposed by, governmental regulations and policies and any changes in such regulations and policies; and
|
•
|
significant changes in tax regulations and interpretations in the countries, states and local jurisdictions in which we operate.
|
•
|
Property preservation and inspection services, including vendor management, marketplace transaction management, payment management technologies and a vendor management oversight software-as-a-service (“Saas”) platform
|
•
|
Hubzu
®
online real estate auction, real estate brokerage and asset management
|
•
|
Equator
®
, a SaaS based technology to manage real estate owned (“REO”), short sales, foreclosure, bankruptcy and eviction processes
|
•
|
Mortgage origination loan fulfillment, certification and certification insurance services and technologies
|
•
|
Title insurance (as an agent), settlement and valuation services
|
•
|
Residential and commercial construction inspection and risk mitigation services
|
•
|
Management of Best Partners Mortgage Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Lenders One
®
(“Lenders One”) mortgage banking cooperative
|
•
|
Foreclosure trustee services
|
•
|
Owners.com
®
technology-enabled real estate brokerage and provider of related mortgage brokerage and title services
|
•
|
Pointillist
®
customer journey analytics platform
|
•
|
Altisource loses Ocwen as a customer or there is a significant reduction in the volume of services they purchase from us
|
•
|
Ocwen loses, sells or transfers a significant portion or all of its remaining non-GSE servicing rights or subservicing arrangements and Altisource fails to be retained as a service provider
|
•
|
Ocwen loses state servicing licenses in states with a significant number of loans in Ocwen’s servicing portfolio
|
•
|
The contractual relationship between Ocwen and Altisource changes significantly or there are significant changes to our pricing to Ocwen for services from which we generate material revenue
|
•
|
Altisource otherwise fails to be retained as a service provider
|
•
|
On March 28, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Financial Services business to TSI for $44.0 million, consisting of an up-front payment of $40.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment upon closing of the sale, and an additional $4.0 million to be paid on the one year anniversary of the sale closing. The sale is subject to closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory consents. As a result of this pending sale, assets and liabilities subject to the sale have been reported as assets and liabilities held for sale on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company currently estimates it will recognize a pretax gain of more than $20.0 million from the sale, which is anticipated to close before the end of the third quarter 2019, and intends to use the $40.0 million up-front payment, subject to a working capital adjustment, to repay a portion of its senior secured term loan.
|
•
|
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company implemented a new accounting standard on leases, which required the recognition of operating leases by companies as lease obligation liabilities on their balance sheets and also required the recognition of right-of-use assets, resulting in higher depreciation and amortization expense and interest expense and lower occupancy related costs (see Notes 1 and 22 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this accounting change). Adoption of this new standard resulted in the recognition of $42.1 million of right-to-use assets in premises and equipment, net, $45.5 million of lease obligation liabilities ($16.7 million in other current liabilities and $28.8 million in other non-current liabilities) and reduced accrued rent and lease incentives of $3.4 million in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Consequently, occupancy related costs were lower by $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and depreciation and amortization expense and interest expense increased by $3.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
|
•
|
In August 2018, Altisource initiated Project Catalyst, a project intended to optimize its operations and reduce costs to better align its cost structure with its anticipated revenues and improve its operating margins. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
, Altisource incurred
$4.4 million
of severance costs and professional services fees related to the reorganization plan (no comparative amount for the
three months ended
March 31, 2018
). Altisource expects to incur additional severance and related costs through 2019 in connection with this internal reorganization and will expense those costs as incurred. Based on the Company’s analysis, it currently anticipates the future costs relating to the internal reorganization plan to be in the range of approximately
$13 million
to
$17 million
.
|
•
|
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, the Company recognized an unrealized gain of
$2.2 million
and an unrealized loss of
$(7.5) million
, respectively, on its investment in Front Yard Residential Corporation (“RESI”) common shares in other income (expense), net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss from a change in the market value of RESI common shares.
|
•
|
On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court rendered a 5-4 majority decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., holding that a state may require a remote seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales tax on goods and services provided to purchasers in the state, overturning certain existing court precedent. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company completed the analysis of its services for potential exposure to sales tax in various jurisdictions in the United States. The Company recognized a $2.1 million loss for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
(no comparative amount for the
three months ended
March 31, 2018
) in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, in addition to the $6.2 million loss recorded in 2018. The Company began invoicing, collecting and remitting sales tax in applicable jurisdictions in 2019. The Company is also in the process of seeking reimbursement for sales tax payments from clients; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in collecting some or all of such reimbursements. Future changes in our estimated sales tax exposure could result in a material adjustment to our condensed consolidated financial statements which would impact our financial condition and results of operations.
|
•
|
On April 3, 2018, Altisource and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Altisource S.à r.l. entered into the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, Altisource borrowed
$412.0 million
in the form of Term B Loans. Proceeds from the Term B Loans were used to repay the Company’s prior senior secured term loan. The comparative average interest rates under the Credit Agreement for the Term B Loans and the prior credit agreement were 6.8% and 5.1% for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. The increase in interest expense from the higher average interest rate was partially offset by a lower average outstanding principal debt balance for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
as a result of debt principal repayments of $74.8 million during 2018.
|
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
% Increase (decrease)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
164,999
|
|
|
$
|
188,766
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Reimbursable expenses
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
8,147
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
||
Non-controlling interests
|
|
440
|
|
|
525
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||
Total revenue
|
|
169,935
|
|
|
197,438
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
||
Cost of revenue
|
|
124,104
|
|
|
147,194
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||
Gross profit
|
|
45,831
|
|
|
50,244
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
41,240
|
|
|
43,124
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Restructuring charges
|
|
4,420
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
N/M
|
|
||
Income from operations
|
|
171
|
|
|
7,120
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
||
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Interest expense
|
|
(6,749
|
)
|
|
(5,863
|
)
|
|
15
|
|
||
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity securities
|
|
2,238
|
|
|
(7,501
|
)
|
|
130
|
|
||
Other income (expense), net
|
|
374
|
|
|
1,272
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
||
Total other income (expense), net
|
|
(4,137
|
)
|
|
(12,092
|
)
|
|
(66
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interests
|
|
(3,966
|
)
|
|
(4,972
|
)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
||
Income tax benefit
|
|
1,222
|
|
|
1,365
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net loss
|
|
(2,744
|
)
|
|
(3,607
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
|
(440
|
)
|
|
(525
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net loss attributable to Altisource
|
|
$
|
(3,184
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,132
|
)
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Margins:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gross profit/service revenue
|
|
28
|
%
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
|
|
||
Income from operations/service revenue
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic
|
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
(17
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic
|
|
16,292
|
|
|
17,378
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Diluted
|
|
16,292
|
|
|
17,378
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
% Increase (decrease)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Service revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Field Services
|
|
$
|
70,094
|
|
|
$
|
67,246
|
|
|
4
|
|
Marketplace
|
|
36,967
|
|
|
50,251
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
||
Professional Services
|
|
26,413
|
|
|
31,930
|
|
|
(17
|
)
|
||
Earlier Stage Businesses
|
|
1,867
|
|
|
1,478
|
|
|
26
|
|
||
Other
|
|
29,658
|
|
|
37,861
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
||
Total service revenue
|
|
164,999
|
|
|
188,766
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Reimbursable expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Field Services
|
|
2,596
|
|
|
5,677
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
||
Marketplace
|
|
691
|
|
|
1,146
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
||
Professional Services
|
|
1,036
|
|
|
1,310
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
||
Other
|
|
173
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
N/M
|
|
||
Total reimbursable expenses
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
8,147
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Non-controlling interests:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Professional Services
|
|
440
|
|
|
525
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
169,935
|
|
|
$
|
197,438
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
% Increase (decrease)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Compensation and benefits
|
|
$
|
11,353
|
|
|
$
|
13,569
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
8,647
|
|
|
7,147
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Occupancy related costs
|
|
3,908
|
|
|
8,434
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
||
Marketing costs
|
|
2,932
|
|
|
3,607
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
||
Professional services
|
|
5,476
|
|
|
3,226
|
|
|
70
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
4,313
|
|
|
2,268
|
|
|
90
|
|
||
Other
|
|
4,611
|
|
|
4,873
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
$
|
41,240
|
|
|
$
|
43,124
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
% Increase (decrease)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net loss adjusted for non-cash items
|
|
$
|
17,046
|
|
|
$
|
21,566
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
(23,701
|
)
|
|
(30,135
|
)
|
|
21
|
|
||
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
(6,655
|
)
|
|
(8,569
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(790
|
)
|
|
(1,258
|
)
|
|
37
|
|
||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
(1,177
|
)
|
|
(10,031
|
)
|
|
88
|
|
||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents an
d restricted cash
|
|
(8,622
|
)
|
|
(19,858
|
)
|
|
57
|
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginn
ing of the period
|
|
64,046
|
|
|
108,843
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the
end of the period
|
|
$
|
55,424
|
|
|
$
|
88,985
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
a)
|
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
|
b)
|
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
|
Exhibit Number
|
|
Exhibit Description
|
|
|
|
10.1
* **
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.2
* †
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.3
* ** †
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.4
* ** †
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.5
* †
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.6
* †
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.1
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
101
*
|
|
Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, the following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 is formatted in XBRL interactive data files: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018; and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
______________________________________
|
||
*
|
|
Filed herewith.
|
**
|
|
Portions of this exhibit have been redacted because (a) it is (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed or (b) it is personally identifiable information, the disclosure of which would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
|
†
|
|
Denotes a management contract or compensatory arrangement.
|
|
|
|
ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS S.A.
|
|
|
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
April 25, 2019
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Michelle D. Esterman
|
|
|
|
|
Michelle D. Esterman
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
|
(On behalf of the Registrant and as its Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
|
•
|
On March 1, 2019, the remaining open issues will be escalated to Ocwen’s Chief Servicing Officer and Altisource’s Chief Executive Officer;
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If Ocwen’s Chief Servicing Officer and Altisource’s Chief Executive Officer are unable to reach an agreement by March 14, 2019, the parties may submit to non-binding mediation to help resolve the remaining open issues.
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If the parties are unable to reach agreement during non-binding mediation, the parties reserve any rights to pursue any remedies pursuant to the Applicable Services Agreements (as defined below), as amended hereby, and/or that certain Agreement among Ocwen Financial Corporation, Ocwen Mortgage Servicing, Inc. and Altisource Solutions S.à r.l. dated April 12, 2013.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the parties’ rights and obligations under Sections A and B and Exhibit 2 hereunder are governed by the TPSAs, to the extent not in conflict with the terms herein. Altisource will consent to Ocwen’s transition off of the REALServicing Technology on the terms and conditions set forth in this Binding Term Sheet. “REALServicing Technology” consists of the technology and applications described in Exhibit 1 hereto.
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Ocwen will pay all reasonable time (at US$[***]/hour) and materials costs, software and hardware licensing fees and other out-of-pocket costs (such hourly charges, costs and fees collectively referred to as “Costs”) incurred by Altisource in connection with or related to the REALServicing Technology transition and/or for any continued access to REALServicing Technology following the transition as specified in Section A.3 below. Altisource will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such Costs.
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Ocwen will pay Altisource for all Costs incurred through the REALServicing Initial Access Period (as defined below) and the REALDoc Initial Access Period (as described in Section B.1 and B.2 below); provided, however, Ocwen will not be required to pay Costs during such periods in excess of [***] (the “Cap”). Prior to the end of the REALServicing Initial Access Period, Ocwen will notify Altisource in writing if it believes there has been any material REALServicing Data not delivered by Altisource or any material error in the REALServicing Data delivered to Ocwen (“Incomplete REALServicing Data”). Altisource will remediate such Incomplete REALServicing Data (to the extent necessary), and, Ocwen will pay Altisource for all Costs associated with providing the Incomplete REALServicing Data subject to the Cap (irrespective of when these Costs are incurred by Altisource). Notwithstanding the immediately prior three sentences, the following will not be counted for purposes of determining payments subject to the Cap: (i) the per loan per month and other fees that are payable under the TPSAs and Servicing SOW (as defined in Exhibit 1 and which will not constitute Costs); and (ii) Costs incurred other than the costs for services for items 1-5 in the attached Exhibit 2 (“Out-of-Scope Costs”). Altisource will not be obligated to provide services as part of the transition off of REALServicing Technology other than all in-scope services identified in the attached Exhibit 2, and Ocwen will not be obligated to pay for Out-of-Scope Costs unless mutually agreed upon by the parties.
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Altisource will invoice the Costs on a monthly basis, and Ocwen will pay the Costs reflected on such invoice within thirty (30) days following receipt of such invoice. Upon request, Altisource will provide reasonable supporting documentation for the Costs set forth in an invoice.
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Ocwen will pay fifty percent (50%) of payments and costs for employees in accordance with the Request for Services (Resource Retention) document (including such payments and costs already incurred by Altisource) negotiated between Ocwen and Altisource, and each of Ocwen and Altisource will sign such document simultaneously with the signing of this Binding Term Sheet. For the avoidance of doubt, these payments and costs will not be subject to the Cap (as defined herein).
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Ocwen’s current access rights to the REALServicing Technology and Altisource’s obligations to provide the same pursuant to the TPSAs and Servicing SOW will cease as of the earlier of (1) midnight U.S. Eastern time on [***] or (2) the date on which Ocwen has de-boarded all loans from the REALServicing Technology (the “REALServicing Termination Date”). Altisource will reasonably cooperate with Ocwen in moving loans off of the REALServicing Technology. Beginning on the REALServicing Termination Date and thereafter, Ocwen will be permitted only to access the data stored within REALServicing as provided herein and will not be permitted to add, delete, modify or otherwise change data contained therein; however Ocwen will be permitted to query, view, read, and extract REALServicing system data, reporting and tools (to the extent consistent with access rights in effect as of the date of this Binding Term Sheet and without manipulating or changing any data) (the “REALServicing Limited Access”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Ocwen may, upon written advance notice, extend the REALServicing Termination Date. The notice must specify the duration of the extension. Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to provide thirty (30) days advance written notice, but Ocwen will provide at least fifteen (15) days advance written notice.
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Following the REALServicing Termination Date (to the extent not already commenced), Altisource will use commercially reasonable, diligent efforts to deliver to Ocwen the REALServicing Data, as defined in Exhibit 2 within [***] of the REALServicing Termination Date. The date on which such REALServicing Data is delivered to Ocwen will be the “REALServicing Delivery Date.”
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Altisource will maintain the REALServicing Limited Access for [***] following the REALServicing Delivery Date (the “REALServicing Initial Access Period”). During the REALServicing Initial Access Period, Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to evaluate the REALServicing Data to determine whether there is Incomplete REALServicing Data and Ocwen will promptly notify Altisource in writing of Incomplete REALServicing Data, with sufficient specificity for Altisource to validate the existence of Incomplete REALServicing Data, upon discovery.
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The REALServicing Initial Access Period may be extended beyond the [***] REALServicing Initial Access Period if, prior to the end of the REALServicing Initial Access Period, Ocwen notifies Altisource in writing of any remaining material unremediated Incomplete REALServicing Data with sufficient specificity for Altisource to validate the existence of Incomplete REALServicing Data. If Altisource is able to validate the existence of Incomplete REALServicing Data, Altisource will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such Incomplete REALServicing Data (with reasonable cooperation from Ocwen in identifying, validating and correcting such Incomplete REALServicing Data) and deliver corrected REALServicing Data to Ocwen. Following such delivery (and within [***] if possible), Ocwen will reevaluate whether Altisource has remediated the Incomplete REALServicing Data and either accept the data or notify Altisource in writing of any unremediated issues. Once Altisource has remediated the Incomplete REALServicing Data, the REALServicing Initial Access Period will end on the day that is [***] following Altisource’s delivery of corrected REALServicing Data to Ocwen. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the REALServicing Initial Access Period is extended beyond [***], the REALServicing End Date (as defined below) will be extended by a period of time equal to the number of days between [***] and the last day of the REALServicing Initial Access Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that it is determined that any Incomplete REALServicing Data is permanently destroyed, lost or otherwise not recoverable, or that continued provision of the REALServicing Limited Access would otherwise not provide Ocwen with access to such Incomplete REALServicing Data (“Unresolved REALServicing Data”), then (i) continued unavailability of such Incomplete REALServicing Data will not cause any further extensions to the REALServicing Initial Access Period, and (ii) the parties may seek to resolve any dispute regarding such Unresolved REALServicing Data under the terms of the TPSAs.
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Ocwen may extend the period of REALServicing Limited Access for additional periods of time upon written notice provided to Altisource. Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to provide such notice at least fifteen (15) days prior to expiration of the REALServicing Limited Access period, but in no event will such notice be less than seven (7) days prior to such expiration, and will specify the length of the extension (each being a “REALServicing Additional Access Period”); provided that unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties no REALServicing Additional Access Period may continue beyond [***] (except to the extent that the REALServicing Termination Date has been extended pursuant to A.3.) (the “REALServicing End Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the REALServicing Delivery Date occurs after [***], the REALServicing End Date will be extended by a period of time equal to the number of days between [***] and the last day of the REALServicing Initial Access Period. Ocwen will pay to Altisource the Costs (excluding any data center costs) incurred (on an uncapped basis) during all REALServicing Additional Access Periods.
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Following the REALServicing Termination Date, Ocwen will pay to Altisource a monthly access fee (in addition to applicable Costs, if any, and prorated for partial months) as set forth below:
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Prior to the REALServicing Delivery Date a fee in the amount of [***] per month for up to [***];
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During the REALServicing Initial Access Period, a fee in the amount of [***] per month for [***]; and
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During REALServicing Additional Access Periods (if any), a fee in the amount of [***] per month.
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Following expiration of the REALServicing Initial Access Period (or, if applicable, the last REALServicing Additional Access Period), Altisource will have no responsibility to provide Ocwen with access to REALServicing Technology or any data or to maintain the same on Ocwen’s behalf.
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If the REALServicing Termination Date is extended by Ocwen beyond [***], the following fees will apply:
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REALServicing Termination Date between [***] and [***]: the per month per loan fee for all periods through [***] will be the greater of (a) [***] and (b) the per month per loan fee pursuant to the Servicing SOW (nothing herein will limit any other amounts due and payable under the terms of the Servicing SOW);
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REALServicing Termination Date on or after [***]: the per month per loan fee for all periods before [***] will be the same as that set forth in A.3.g(i) above and the per month per loan fee for all periods after [***] will be the greater of (a) [***] and (b) the per month per loan fee pursuant to the Servicing SOW (nothing herein will limit any other amounts due and payable under the terms of the Servicing SOW);
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Notwithstanding anything in paragraph A.3.e. above, the monthly access fee for [***] and [***] will be [***]. However, under this section A.3.g(iii), to the extent the REALServicing Initial Access Period is longer than [***], the monthly fee for the portion of the REALServicing Initial Access Period that exceeds sixty [***] will be [***] per month; and
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Notwithstanding anything in paragraph A.3.e. above, the monthly access fee for [***] and all subsequent months through the REALServicing End Date will be [***]. However, under this section A.3.g(iv), to the extent the REALServicing Initial Access Period is longer than [***], the monthly fee for the portion of the REALServicing Initial Access Period that exceeds [***] will be [***] per month.
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Ocwen will cooperate, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause third party technology providers (including, but not limited to, the provider of Ocwen’s servicing platform that replaces REALServicing Technology) to cooperate, with Altisource’s interconnection efforts to the technology of such providers.
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Ocwen will pay all undisputed amounts due to Altisource as of the REALServicing Termination Date within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice. The parties will work together in good faith to resolve any disputed amounts for the first sixty (60) days following the REALServicing Termination Date. After such sixty (60) day period, upon request by either party, the parties will promptly submit to binding mediation to resolve any amounts that remain disputed; upon request by either party, binding mediation will also be applied to any disputes involving amounts invoiced after the REALServicing Termination Date which are not resolved within sixty (60) days of the invoice date. Mediator fees will be borne equally by the parties.
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Ocwen will pay all Costs incurred by Altisource in connection with or related to the REALDoc Technology transition and/or for any continued access to REALDoc Technology following the transition as specified in Section B.2 below. Altisource will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such Costs.
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Ocwen will pay Altisource for all Costs incurred through the REALDoc Initial Access Period (as defined below), subject to the Cap set forth in Section A.2.a. Prior to the end of the REALDoc Initial Access Period, Ocwen will notify Altisource in writing if it believes there has been any material REALDoc Data not delivered by Altisource or any material error in the REALDoc Data delivered to Ocwen (“Incomplete REALDoc Data”). Altisource will remediate such Incomplete REALDoc Data (to the extent necessary), and, Ocwen will pay Altisource for all Costs associated with providing the Incomplete REALDoc Data subject to the Cap (irrespective of when these Costs are incurred by Altisource). Notwithstanding the immediately prior three sentences, the following will not be counted for purposes of determining payments subject to the Cap: (i) the fees payable through the REALDoc Termination Date under the Imaging SOW (defined below) and which will not constitute Costs; and (ii) Costs that are Out-of-Scope Costs. Altisource will not be obligated to provide services as part of the transition off of REALDoc other than all the in-scope transition services identified in the attached Exhibit 2, and Ocwen will not be obligated to pay for Out-of-Scope Costs unless mutually agreed upon by the parties.
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Altisource will invoice the Costs on a monthly basis, and Ocwen will pay the Costs reflected on such invoice within thirty (30) days following receipt of such invoice. Upon request, Altisource will provide reasonable supporting documentation for the Costs set forth in an invoice.
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Ocwen’s current access rights to the REALDoc technology (including REALDoc Capture, REALDoc Correspondence and REALDoc Vault as those terms are defined in that certain Statement of Work - Imaging, Document Management, and Correspondence Systems dated February 17, 2017 (the “Imaging SOW”)) and Altisource’s obligations to provide the same pursuant to the TPSAs and Imaging SOW will cease as of the earlier of (1) midnight U.S. Eastern time on [***] or (2) the date on which Ocwen has de-boarded all loans from the REALServicing Technology (the “REALDoc Termination Date”). Beginning on the REALDoc Termination Date and thereafter, Ocwen will be permitted only to access the data stored within REALDoc as provided herein and will not be permitted to add, delete, modify or otherwise change data contained therein, however Ocwen will be permitted to query, view, read, and extract REALDoc system data, reporting and tools (to the extent consistent with access rights in effect as of the date of this Binding Term Sheet and without manipulating or changing any data) (the “REALDoc Limited Access”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Ocwen may, upon written advance notice, extend the REALDoc Termination Date. The notice must specify the duration of the extension. Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to provide thirty (30) days advance written notice, but Ocwen will provide at least fifteen (15) days advance written notice.
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Following the REALDoc Termination Date (to the extent not already commenced), Altisource will use commercially reasonable, diligent efforts to deliver to Ocwen the REALDoc Data (as defined in Exhibit 2) within [***] to the extent stored in REALDoc Vault as of the REALDoc Termination Date. The date on which Altisource notifies Ocwen that such REALDoc Data has been delivered to Ocwen will be the “REALDoc Delivery Date.” Additionally, without limiting the foregoing, Altisource will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide [***], in each case after considering any Accessible Provided Data (as defined in Exhibit 2) (the “Interim Vault Image Milestones”) according to the process in Exhibit 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Interim Vault Image Milestones is contingent in all respects on Ocwen ensuring that Altisource has at least five (5) Snowball (as defined in Exhibit 2) devices in Altisource’s designated data center at all times
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Altisource will maintain the REALDoc Limited Access for [***] following the REALDoc Delivery Date (the “REALDoc Initial Access Period”). During the REALDoc Initial Access Period, Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to evaluate the REALDoc Data to determine whether there is Incomplete REALDoc Data and Ocwen will promptly notify Altisource in writing of Incomplete REALDoc Data, with sufficient specificity for Altisource to validate the existence of Incomplete REALDoc Data, upon discovery.
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The REALDoc Initial Access Period may be extended beyond the [***] REALDoc Initial Access Period if, prior to the end of the REALDoc Initial Access Period, Ocwen notifies Altisource in writing of any remaining material unremediated Incomplete REALDoc Data with sufficient specificity for Altisource to validate the existence of Incomplete REALDoc Data. If Altisource is able to validate the existence of Incomplete REALDoc Data, Altisource will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such Incomplete REALDoc Data (with reasonable cooperation from Ocwen in identifying, validating and correcting such Incomplete REALDoc Data) and deliver corrected REALDoc Data to Ocwen. Following such delivery (and within [***] if possible), Ocwen will reevaluate whether Altisource has remediated the Incomplete REALDoc Data and either accept the data or notify Altisource in writing of any unremediated issues. Once Altisource has remediated the Incomplete REALDoc Data, the REALDoc Initial Access Period will end on the day that is [***] following Altisource’s delivery of corrected REALDoc Data to Ocwen. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the REALDoc Initial Access Period is extended beyond [***], the REALDoc End Date will be extended by a period of time equal to the number of days between [***] and the last day of the REALDoc Initial Access Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that it is determined that any Incomplete REALDoc Data is permanently destroyed, lost or otherwise not recoverable, or that continued provision of the REALDoc Limited Access would otherwise not provide Ocwen with access to such Incomplete REALDoc Data (“Unresolved REALDoc Data”), then (i) continued unavailability of such Incomplete REALDoc Data will not cause any further extensions to the REALDoc Initial Access Period, and (ii) the parties may seek to resolve any dispute regarding such Unresolved REALDoc Data under the terms of the TPSAs.
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Ocwen may extend the period of REALDoc Limited Access for additional periods of time upon written notice provided to Altisource. Ocwen will use reasonable efforts to provide such notice at least fifteen (15) days prior to expiration of the REALDoc Limited Access period, but in no event will such notice be less than seven (7) days prior to such expiration, and will specify the length of the extension (each being a “REALDoc Additional Access Period”); provided that unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties no REALDoc Additional Access Period may continue beyond [***] (except to the extent that the REALDoc Termination Date has been extended pursuant to B.2.) (the “REALDoc End Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the REALDoc Delivery Date occurs after [***], the REALDoc End Date will be extended by a period of time equal to the number of days between [***] and the last day of the REALDoc Initial Access Period. Ocwen will pay to Altisource the Costs (excluding any data center costs) incurred (on an uncapped basis) during all REALDoc Additional Access Periods.
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Following the REALDoc Termination Date, Ocwen will pay to Altisource a monthly access fee (in addition to applicable Costs, if any, and prorated for partial months) as set forth below:
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Prior to the REALDoc Delivery Date a fee in the amount of [***] per month for up to [***];
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During the REALDoc Initial Access Period, a fee in the amount of [***] per month for [***]; and
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During REALDoc Additional Access Periods (if any), a fee in the amount of [***] per month; provided, however, that for each day that Altisource is not compliant with the Interim Vault Image Milestones, such fee will be reduced to [***] per month.
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Following expiration of the REALDoc Initial Access Period (or, if applicable, the last REALDoc Additional Access Period), Altisource will have no responsibility to provide Ocwen with access to REALDoc Technology or any data or to maintain the same on Ocwen’s behalf.
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Ocwen will pay all undisputed amounts due to Altisource as of the REALDoc Termination Date within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice. The parties will work together in good faith to resolve any disputed amounts for the first sixty (60) days following the REALDoc Termination Date. After such sixty (60) day period, upon request by either party, the parties will promptly submit to binding mediation to resolve any amounts that remain disputed; upon request by either party, binding mediation will also be applied to any disputes involving amounts invoiced after the REALDoc Termination Date which are not resolved within sixty (60) days of the invoice date. Mediator fees will be borne equally by the parties.
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After the transition events in Section C.13 have occurred, Altisource will become the Strategic Provider (as defined below) of Standard Services (as defined below) on any and all portfolios, mortgage servicing rights, economic rights in mortgage servicing rights and similar or associated rights (collectively, “Portfolios”) for which Ocwen
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is a Servicer. For purposes of this Section C, “Servicer” means mortgage servicer, subservicer or other party performing tasks typically associated with mortgage servicers or subservicers.
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As used herein, “Strategic Provider” means that, with respect to referrals for which Ocwen has the right to select the services provider
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, Altisource will be the provider of each Standard Service for the Portfolios, and with the number of referrals, as described in Section C.6.
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Referrals relate to all service descriptions referenced in Exhibit 4 (the “Standard Services”). The services within Standard Services constitute the “Services”, or individually, a “Service.”
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Including, without limitation, PHH Mortgage Corporation (together with its affiliates, “PHH”).
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As used in this Binding Term Sheet, the right to select the Services provider means that Ocwen has the right to control the selection of the Services provider, or a party other than Ocwen has the right to control the selection of the Services provider but has not exercised such right.
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The following terms are used for identifying the specific Portfolios referenced in this Binding Term Sheet, including in order to determine the number of referrals.
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“HR Portfolio(s)” means the Portfolios Ocwen acquired, directly or indirectly, through its acquisitions of loan servicing under agreements (I) acquired by Ocwen from the Homeward Residential, Inc. acquisition or (II) assigned to and assumed by Ocwen pursuant to the ResCap Sale Order
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(which, for the avoidance of doubt, collectively include all Portfolios that Ocwen acquired, directly or indirectly, through its acquisitions of the equity, assets and/or other business rights of Homeward Residential, Inc. (and any affiliates thereof) and Residential Capital, LLC (and any affiliates thereof)).
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“HRN Portfolio(s)” means the HR Portfolios and the Ocwen-NRZ Portfolios.
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“Ocwen-NRZ Portfolio(s)” means Portfolios for which any rights thereto or interests therein were acquired from Ocwen, excluding PHH, by
New Residential Investment Corp or any affiliates or predecessors in interest thereof
(collectively, “NRZ”) prior to the date of this Binding Term Sheet.
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“Other Portfolio(s)” means Portfolios in which Ocwen has an interest or for which Ocwen is a Servicer, including the PHH Portfolios but excluding the HRN Portfolios and any Pending Portfolios.
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“PHH Portfolio(s)” means Portfolios in which PHH has an interest or for which PHH is a Servicer, but excluding any Portfolios in which Ocwen
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has an interest or for which Ocwen is a Servicer; provided however that any such Portfolios in which PHH acquired such interest or for which PHH became such a Servicer due to a merger of an Ocwen entity into PHH occurring on or before [***] will not be a PHH Portfolio.
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The number of referrals will be calculated on a Standard Service-by-Standard Service basis.
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For each Standard Service, the number of referrals from HRN Portfolios and Other Portfolios where Ocwen has the right to select the Services provider for which Altisource will be the provider on a monthly basis will be equal to or greater than the amount determined by the following calculations:
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the total number of referrals from the HRN Portfolio for such Standard Service where Ocwen has the right to select the Services provider;
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ninety percent (90%) of the referrals from the Other Portfolios for such Standard Service where Ocwen has the right to select the Services provider,
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“ResCap Sale Order” means the order entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on November 21, 2012 in re Residential Capital, LLC, et al (Case No 12-12020)(ECF Doc #2246).
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For purposes of this definition, “Ocwen” includes any of its affiliates other than PHH.
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the lesser of
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the total number of referrals from the HRN Portfolio and the Other Portfolios for such Standard Service, made to a non-Altisource services provider, where Ocwen does not have the right to select the Services provider, and
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ten percent (10%) of the referrals from the Other Portfolios for such Standard Service where Ocwen has the right to select the Services provider.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to referrals for which Ocwen has the right to select the Services provider, the actual referrals for which Altisource will be the provider on a monthly basis will include all referrals of Standard Services for the HR Portfolios. Until such time as the transition events in Section C.13. have occurred, Ocwen will continue to use Altisource as the service provider for the Standard Services. Referrals of Standard Services to Altisource will be done in a manner that allocates incoming referrals at random and is intended to (and is reasonably designed to) yield a representative sample of referrals across each Service and all applicable Portfolios in a manner that does not prejudice Altisource in any way.
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For all Portfolios acquired by Ocwen after the date of this Binding Term Sheet, Ocwen will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Altisource to be designated as the provider of Standard Services for such Portfolio in accordance with the provisions of Section C.1.
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Ocwen will not be required to use Altisource as Service provider on a given Portfolio until such Portfolio is boarded onto Ocwen’s loan servicing platform (during such status, the Portfolio is a “Pending Portfolio”) and such Portfolios will be excluded for purposes of calculating the referrals referenced in Section C.6. For avoidance of doubt, if Ocwen acquires one or more entities or businesses that own Portfolios, Ocwen will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide referrals on such Portfolios in compliance with Section C.1 of this Binding Term Sheet promptly thereafter.
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To the extent the actual referrals to Altisource in a given calendar month for a given Standard Service from Portfolios identified in Section C.6 are less than required by Section C.6. (each a “Monthly Deficit”, and collectively, the “Monthly Deficits”), Ocwen will cause the referrals of such Standard Service to Altisource to be increased in each following month until such Monthly Deficit and any prior outstanding Monthly Deficits are satisfied. To the extent Ocwen is unable to remedy a Monthly Deficit in such immediately subsequent calendar month, Ocwen will use its commercial best efforts to increase the number of referrals for such Standard Service until such time as no cumulative Monthly Deficits remain for such Standard Service in as short a time as possible.
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For the avoidance of doubt, Ocwen’s sale of Portfolios to third parties will not be limited by this Binding Term Sheet in any way. If Ocwen transfers a Portfolio to a third party in a transaction in which Ocwen will remain as a Servicer following the transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a sub-servicer), to the extent Altisource is performing in compliance with the Services Agreements with respect to a given Standard Service, Ocwen will use commercially reasonable efforts to recommend that Altisource is designated as the provider for such Portfolio for such Standard Service and will ensure that any non-Altisource provider selected for such Portfolio will be subject to the same vendor oversight policies and at least as stringent performance standards as Altisource.
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Within [***] following the end of each calendar month, Ocwen will accurately calculate and report to Altisource, the Monthly Deficit calculation with respect to each Standard Service. The form of the reporting will be reasonably agreed upon by the parties.
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As reasonably requested by Altisource (to the extent that such requests would not pose an unreasonable and undue hardship on Ocwen), Ocwen will provide to Altisource written reports to enable it to budget and forecast resources needed to provide the Services.
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In accordance with the provisions set forth in Section C.1 above, Ocwen will begin using Altisource as the provider of Standard Services for the PHH Portfolios by [***]. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, Ocwen will use commercially reasonable efforts to refer all new Standard Services for REO Sales and Management Services as set forth in the 24
th
Amendment to the Services Letter under the Services Agreements to Altisource beginning on or before March 1, 2019. Ocwen’s obligations set forth in this Section shall be subject to Ocwen’s ability to terminate the current service providers for the PHH Portfolios in accordance with the provisions set forth the agreements with such service providers.
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Assignments: Ocwen will promptly review and act reasonably to approve requests by Altisource to assign any contracts between the parties (in whole or in part) to (a) Altisource affiliates and (b) one or more third parties in connection with one or more transactions involving (whether by merger, acquisition of equity, acquisition of assets and/or other similar transactions) one or more lines of business, provided that the assignee is able to satisfy the reasonable and applicable vendor qualifications as generally applied by Ocwen without discrimination. In the event a Detailed Agreement has not been executed at the time of the assignment, the assigned contract will be timely amended to include the relevant terms of this Binding Term Sheet. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such assignments cannot be conditioned upon modifications or amendments to such contract (or related documents), and Ocwen will reasonably and promptly cooperate in the execution of documents necessary to effectuate such assignments or acquisitions. With respect to mortgage charge-off collection Services, this Section D.1 will be further subject to Section D.3 below.
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Performance standards.
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Except to the extent otherwise agreed by the parties in the Detailed Agreement or in a subsequent definitive agreement between the parties:
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[***]
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[***]
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Certain classifications may be confidential and, as such, Ocwen may not be allowed to disclose the same to Altisource. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information will be subject to verification by an independent third party auditor engaged by Altisource who may review such information on a confidential, “auditors’ eyes only basis.”
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[***]
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The Initial Performance Standards and any performance standards in the Detailed Agreement will be subject to periodic revision, as reasonably agreed by the parties in light of investor, GSE, regulatory, and servicing agreement requirements, changing characteristics of properties within the Portfolios, the macroeconomic environment, and industry practices.
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Commencing with the first calendar month following execution of this Binding Term Sheet, the following termination rights will override the termination rights pertaining to Performance Standards and Critical Performance Standards within the Services Agreements. To the extent Altisource fails any Initial Performance Standard that is (a) a Critical Performance Standard for a period of [***], and Altisource continues to fail such Initial Performance Standard for [***], or (b) a Performance Standard for a period of [***], and Altisource continues to fail such Initial Performance Standard for [***], then Ocwen will be permitted to terminate Altisource as a provider for only such applicable Service(s) [***]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Altisource fails any performance standard in any month due to any actions or inactions by Ocwen, or any breach of any of Ocwen’s obligations, such performance standard will be deemed not to have failed in such month. For each Service, Altisource will have [***] to cure each corresponding Critical Performance Standard or Performance Standard failure in any [***] period; provided however, Ocwen will reasonably consider agreeing, on a case-by-case basis, to waive repeat failure(s) of any performance standard which in Ocwen’s management opinion is [***].
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Specifically, with respect to mortgage charge-off collection services:
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Upon execution of this Binding Term Sheet, the parties will have agreed upon the terms set forth in the NCI Services Agreement with respect to the contemplated sale of the mortgage charge-off collection services to an unrelated third party attached hereto as Exhibit 6, and Ocwen agrees to sign such NCI Services Agreement promptly following Altisource’s request.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section D.1, to the extent Altisource desires to consummate such a sale or substantially similar transaction with another unrelated third party (an “Other Transaction”), Ocwen will comply with the requirements of Section D.1. Provided that such other unrelated third party is able to satisfy the reasonable and applicable vendor qualifications as generally applied by Ocwen without discrimination referenced in Section D.1. Ocwen agrees to sign an agreement substantially similar to such NCI Services Agreement to facilitate such Other Transaction promptly following Altisource’s request.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections 2 and 5 of such NCI Services Agreement will be deemed effective upon execution of this Binding Term Sheet regardless of whether such NCI Services Agreement has been executed. Upon execution of the NCI Services Agreement, the NCI Services Agreement will govern the mortgage charge-off collections Services and this Binding Term Sheet will not apply to such Services. Until such time that the NCI Services Agreement is executed, the terms of this Binding Term Sheet will apply to the mortgage charge-off collections Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2 of such NCI Services Agreement will control with respect to any conflict with the terms of Section C of this Binding Term Sheet, and the provisions of Section C.1-C.12 of this Binding Term Sheet will not impact Ocwen’s obligations or Altisource’s rights as to the mortgage charge-off collection services identified on Exhibit 4.
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Section 14 of the Services Agreements is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached Exhibit 5, but solely with respect to claims arising from referrals received by Altisource on or after the effective date of this Binding Term Sheet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Binding Term Sheet, including the amendment herein to Section 14 of the Services Agreement, shall be deemed to impact, amend or otherwise modify Section 5.7 of the 16th and 17th Amendments to the Services Letters to the Services Agreements.
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Ocwen will conduct a benchmarking study of pricing and performance standards prior to Altisource providing any services to the NY PHH Portfolio (as defined below) contemplated herein, which services will be charged to New York borrowers or to investors on New York property, as required by the Conditional Approval dated September 27, 2018 issued by the New York Department of Financial Services to Ocwen. Ocwen will use commercially reasonable efforts to initiate such benchmarking study promptly and to complete such study prior to [***]. As used herein, “NY PHH Portfolio” means loans and REO related to New York borrowers or investors on New York properties in those Portfolios serviced by PHH prior to February 1, 2019.
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1.
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ALTISOURCE S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (
société à responsabilité limitée
) organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with registered office at 40, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B. 189519 (hereinafter referred to as the “
Employer
”); and
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MARCELLO MASTIONI (hereinafter referred to as the
“Executive”
)
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(a)
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The Employer shall employ the Executive under this Contract from the Amendment Date. The Executive shall fulfill the position of Chief Operating Officer or in such other position or positions with a level of duties and responsibilities consistent with the foregoing position as the Board of Directors of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (the “Board”) or the Chief Executive Officer of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. may designate from time to time.
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The Executive will have the responsibilities enumerated in Article 2(b) below, or such other authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Executive from time to time by the Managers of the Employer consistent with the Executive’s position with the Company. The Parties hereby acknowledge and accept that, considering the nature of the Executive’s activities, it is impossible to provide a comprehensive description of the activities to be performed by him, which shall include all the tasks that are directly or indirectly necessary
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(c)
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Executive’s initial responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
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Providing strategic leadership, managing all operations and P&L responsibility for Altisource’s lines of business as designated as of the execution of this Contract, including by: (i) leading the development and execution of product and operations strategies; (ii) developing revenue growth and business strategies in line with market opportunities and the vision, mission and financial objectives of the Company; and (iii) collaborating across the Company to implement services and to develop new products, processes and technologies;
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Driving organizational capabilities by: (i) implementing and continuously evolving an optimal organizational structure (ii) assessing organizational requirements for talent, technology and market presence and developing plans to meet those requirements; (iii) attracting, retaining and enabling a team of world class professionals; (iv) structuring the business for optimal efficiency and effectiveness; and (v) developing a strong team of market and product owners and designers through effective leadership and team development;
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Delivering exceptional customer experiences by: (i) improving the customer satisfaction and expansion of existing client relationships; and (ii) achieving high performance on client scorecards by meeting or exceeding all requisite service level agreements
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Building the organizational culture and brand by: (i) championing the Altisource values; (ii) driving an environment of compliance, customer centricity, innovation and performance; (iii) driving the adoption of enhanced communication and goal alignment; and (iv) leveraging objectives and key results to create ongoing velocity and transparency; and
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Such other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the Managers of the Employer.
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(d)
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The Executive shall serve the Employer on the terms of this Contract and accepts the aforementioned position. The Executive shall work for the Employer in this position or in any other similar position thath the Employer may assign to him over the course of time.
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The Employment will take place in such various geographical locations, including abroad, as may be reasonably designated by the Employer, provided that the standard of life and economic conditions are equivalent to those of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and that the new role is at least equivalent in terms of position level and remuneration. The Executive further expressly agrees to work for, to be posted to and even to be transferred to
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The registered office of the Employer is 40, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Executive shall carry out his duties in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg or at such other place as instructed by the Employer within the framework and limits described in Article 2(d) above. The Executive shall undertake all national and international business travels justified by the business needs and his function.
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The Executive expressly confirms that he is not bound to any other company, firm or entity by a non-competition or any other such clause which would prevent him from signing the present Contract.
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The Executive shall undertake to inform the Employer immediately in writing of any changes in his personal situation such as his address, family status or number of children. The Employer shall treat all such information confidentially.
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(i)
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The Executive warrants that he is entitled to work in Luxembourg without any additional approvals and will notify the Employer immediately if he ceases to be so entitled during the Employment.
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(j)
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The Executive shall comply with all the rules, policies and procedures set out in the internal Rules and Regulations, which shall be established over the course of time by the Company and a copy of which will be made available to the Executive once adopted. Such Rules and Regulations may be modified at any time and do not form part of this Contract. In the event of conflict between the terms of this Contract and the terms of the Rules and Regulations, this Contract shall prevail.
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Either Party may terminate this Contract in writing, giving the other no less than the following legal prior notice, in accordance with article L.124-1 of the Luxembourg Labor Code:
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Three (3) months if the term of the Employment is under five (5) years (notwithstanding the provisions of article L-124-1 of the Luxembourg Labor Code)
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Four (4) months if the term of the Employment is between five (5) and ten (10) years
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Six (6) months if the term of the Employment is over ten (10) years
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One (1) month if the term of the Employment is under five (5) years
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Two (2) months if the term of the Employment is between five (5) and ten (10) years
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Three (3) months if the term of the Employment is over ten (10) years
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In accordance with article L.124-7 of the Luxembourg Labor Code, if the Executive is dismissed for reasons other than the gross misconduct described in article L.124-10, the Employer shall pay the Executive as severance:
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One (1) month’s gross base salary if the term of the Employment is between five (5) and ten (10) years
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Two (2) months’ gross base salary if the term of the Employment is between ten (10) and fifteen (15) years
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Three (3) months’ gross base salary if the term of the Employment is over fifteen (15) years
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In addition, if the Executive is terminated for reasons other than the gross misconduct described in article L.124-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code, or if the Executive resigns for Good Reason, the Employer shall also pay additional amounts to the Executive as set forth in Article 4 of this Contract, including the Minimum Guaranteed Compensation Payment (defined in Article 4(k)) and other applicable amounts.
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Notwithstanding the above, the Employer may terminate the Contract with immediate effect without notice and with no liability to make any further payment to the Executive (other than in respect of amounts accrued due and unpaid at the date of termination) if the Executive commits an act of gross misconduct in accordance with article L.124-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code.
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The Contract will automatically terminate by operation of the law on the date on which the Executive is declared to be medically unable to perform his duties under the Contract by any medical examination; on the fifty-second week of continual Incapacity over any one hundred and four week period; or when the Executive reaches the legal retirement age or is attributed an old-age pension or any other of the provisions specified under articles L.125-2 to L.125-4 of the Luxembourg Labor Code.
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The Executive’s annual gross base salary shall be 504,300 Euros (based on the last revision to Employee’s salary which took place on August 1, 2018, prior to the Amendment Date). This annual gross base salary shall be payable in twenty-four (24) installments. In addition, the Employer will pay to the Executive (i) an annual Cost of Living Allowance of 18,000 Euros, which shall be payable in twenty-four (24) installments, and (ii) an annual Housing Allowance of 50,000 Euros, which shall also be payable in twenty-four (24) installments.
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In accordance with article L.223-1 of the Luxembourg Labor Code, the salary shall be adapted and vary proportionally with the variations of the index of cost of living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The above salary has been fixed in consideration of the index applicable at the date on which this Contract becomes effective (Salary Index at the time of the signature of the present Contract: 814.40 as of August 1, 2018).
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(c)
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The Executive's salary, Cost of Living Allowance and Housing Allowance shall accrue from day to day and be paid in arrears twice monthly directly into the Executive's bank account. The Executive shall inform the Employer of all necessary details relating thereto.
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The Employer hereby informs the Executive that in order to fulfill the obligations under the Contract and to pay his salary, the following information about the Executive may be transmitted: name, address, civil status, date of birth, any documents given during the recruiting and employment proceedings (including the curriculum vitae), the Contract and salary, proof of payment, all raises or modifications of salary, the hours effectively worked, any correspondence with the employees as well as all other documents relating to the Contract (such as holiday requests or Incapacity certificates). The Executive consents to the transfer of the above personal information within the group of companies of the Employer, including outside of the European Union, as contemplated by Article 19 Paragraph 1(a) of the Luxembourg law on Data Protection of August 2, 2002. The Executive is permitted to access the above information and may demand the rectification of any error thereupon. The Employer will use best efforts to keep this information confidential and to disclose it only when legally required. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Executive is designated as a Section 16 Officer of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., the Company will be authorized to publicly disclose such information to the extent required pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Executive expressly consents to such disclosures.
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Upon satisfaction of the relevant performance criteria in accordance with Altisource’s Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time by the Employer in its sole discretion, the Executive may be entitled to an annual discretionary bonus as per a scorecard as amended from time to time, which scorecard will be made available to the Executive as set forth below. At the target performance level at which the Executive meets the Employer’s performance expectations, the Executive can anticipate earning approximately 336,000 Euros in incentive compensation on an annual basis, less applicable withholding taxes (based on the last revision to Executive’s incentive compensation target amount which took place on November 12, 2018, prior to the Amendment Date). If the Executive exceeds
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In addition, to the extent a Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) is approved for similarly situated executives, Executive will be eligible to participate in the LTIP and receive a target LTIP award value of approximately 336,000 Euros. Employee’s participation in the LTIP, his receipt of any LTIP award (whether in cash, equity instruments or some combination thereof) and the performance metrics used to determine any LTIP award shall be at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
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The Executive will be eligible for certain relocation benefits while employed in Luxembourg in accordance with the Altisource Relocation Plan, provided to the Executive by the Employer and incorporated in this Contract by reference.
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If the Executive’s employment with the Employer terminates by reason other than (i) termination by the Company for gross misconduct as described in article L.124-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code or (ii) Executive’s voluntary resignation, and the Executive relocates within 180 days of such termination, the Employer will reimburse the Executive for the relocation costs back to Switzerland (or a location in the European Union) or an equivalent lump sum, at the Executive’s discretion; provided however, that such costs shall not exceed the original costs associated with the Executive’s “General Relocation Assistance” described in the Altisource Relocation Plan.
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It is expressly agreed that any bonus, premium or any other fringe benefits granted to the Executive not arising from any legal or contractual provision or regulation shall be deemed to be a gift, whatever their frequency and their amount, and may therefore not be considered as vested rights to the benefit of the Executive.
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(j)
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The salary and other benefits of the Executive shall be payable after deduction of all compulsory contributions to the social security system (if applicable) in existence in Luxembourg and after deduction of the retentions at source of income tax (if applicable) and, should the case arise, any other charges imposed by Luxembourg Law whenever and if due.
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(k)
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If (i) the Contract is terminated by the Employer for reasons other than the Executive’s gross misconduct as described in article L.124-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code or (ii) the Executive terminates the Contract for Good Reason (clauses (i) and (ii), each a “Termination Event” and together the “Termination Events”), then also in exchange for the non-competition covenants contained in Article 9(a) herein and the Executive’s other obligations set forth in this Contract, the Employer shall provide the Executive with a minimum guaranteed compensation payment of 504,300 Euros (the “Minimum Guaranteed Compensation Payment”), in addition to any other amounts that may be due from the Employer to the Executive under this Contract and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract.
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The working hours shall be fixed in accordance with the applicable legal provisions in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Executive's salary is based on a minimum average of forty (40) working hours per week and eight (8) hours per day scheduled in principle from Monday to Friday. The Executive hereby acknowledges that general working hours or overtime statutory provisions are not applicable to his position as a higher level employee ("
cadre supérieur
") within the meaning of article L.211-3 of the Luxembourg Labor Code, and in accordance with article L.211-27 (4) of the Luxembourg Labor Code. Working hours may thus vary according to the Employer's requirements.
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(b)
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The Executive shall have the right to twenty-five (25) days of paid annual leave, in addition to the Luxembourg public holidays, notwithstanding article L.233-4 of the Luxembourg Labor Code's provisions.
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The Executive will respect a reasonable delay between requesting leave from the Employer and taking it, in order to not perturb the functioning of the Employer in accordance with article L.233-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code. The Employer shall respect the Executive's request to the extent that the request does not perturb the functioning of the Employer or conflict with other employees' leave.
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The Executive shall take, and the Employer shall allow the Executive to take, his accumulated leave in full before the end of each calendar year, in accordance with articles L.233-9 and L.233-10 of the Luxembourg Labor Code.
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In the event that business reasons prevent the Executive from taking all his annual leave entitlement during the calendar year, he may transfer the remaining leave entitlement to the next calendar year, in which case it shall expire on the 31st of March, unless prevented again by business reasons. In case of termination of the present Contract, any days not taken will be paid to the Executive.
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If the Executive is incapable of working for any reason of illness or accident, then he shall notify the Employer or its representative as soon as possible on the first day of Incapacity, either personally or by way of an intermediary. Such notification may be made orally or in writing.
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The Executive has three (3) days to provide the Employer with a medical certificate in which the beginning and the expected duration of Incapacity is stated. The Employer reserves the right to request a medical counter-examination.
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(c)
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Subject to the Executive's compliance with the provisions of the Luxembourg Labor Code, he shall, in principle, continue to receive his full salary and contractual benefits (if any) from the Employer during the initial sickness period provided by article L.121-6 of the Luxembourg Labor Code.
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(a)
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The Executive shall treat as confidential all information concerning the activities of the Company, and he shall not disclose to third parties, or to other employees, any information of which he may have been made aware during the present Contract, notwithstanding that which is reasonably necessary to permit normal performance of their respective duties by the parties concerned, and with the exception of information already known or already public.
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(b)
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The Executive undertakes both during this employment with the Employer and at any time after the termination thereof not to perform or participate in any act of unfair competition.
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(c)
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Any breach of this obligation occurring while the Contract is in place shall constitute a serious fault rendering immediately and definitively impossible any further relationship between the Employer and the Executive and justifying the immediate dismissal of the Executive without any notice or indemnity and without prejudice to any further proceedings or claims which may be exercised by the Employer.
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(d)
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All notes, reports, listings, files, documents and contacts howsoever related to the Employer are and shall remain the exclusive property of the Employer and shall be created, processed and stored by the Executive in a confidential manner exclusively on behalf of the Employer.
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(e)
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When the present Contract shall come to an end, the Executive must return to the Employer all documents as well as copies of such documents which may be in the possession of or under the control of the Executive, and the Executive undertakes to do everything to assist the Employer to recover all documents which may be beyond the control of the Executive.
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(a)
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Throughout the duration of this Contract, the Executive will work exclusively for the Employer and will not take up any other occupation or engage in any act which is directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Employer or any of its affiliated companies and to its detriment.
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(b)
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Throughout the duration of this Contract, the Executive shall not have any direct or indirect interest in any other business or organization if that business or organization competes or might reasonably be considered by the Employer to compete with the Company or any of its affiliated companies or if this impairs or might reasonably be considered to impair the Executive’s ability to act in the best interests of the Company or any of its affiliated companies.
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Upon a Termination Event, in consideration for the Minimum Guaranteed Compensation Payment, the Executive hereby undertakes that, during the Restrictive Period, he will not a) run within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or in the United States of America a business similar to or in competition with the Business of the Company, or b) enter into employment with a company whose business is similar to or in competition with the Business of the Company. As used in this Article 9(a), “Business of the Company” means the products and services engaged in by the Company in the United States of America including real estate brokerage, asset management and field services for mortgage servicers, real estate auction online marketplaces, real estate buy-and-sell online marketplaces, mortgage origination services and any other products and services that the Executive was responsible for or involved with during the term of the Contract and that the Company is engaged in upon termination of the Contract. In that regard, the Executive shall not actively proceed to engage in, provide any executive, managerial, supervisory, sales, marketing, research or customer-related services to, or own (other than ownership of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting securities of any entity, or any affiliate thereof, the voting securities of which are traded on a national securities exchange) a beneficial or legal interest in, any business (other than the Company) which (i) conducts similar business as the Business of the Company or (ii) is competitive or likely to be competitive with the Business of the Company.
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If the present Contract terminates other than pursuant to a Termination Event, the Executive hereby undertakes that he will not engage in the activities described in Article 9(a) above for a period of six (6) months. In consideration for this obligation, the Employer will pay to the Executive six (6) months’ base salary; provided however, that the Employer may waive Executive’s obligations pursuant to this Article 9(b) unilaterally on condition that it notifies the Executive (by email or mail) within two (2) weeks from the notice of termination of the Contract by either party. If the Employer waives these obligations and provides the required notification, the Employer will be relieved from the payment obligations set forth in this Article 9(b).
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Throughout the duration of this Contract and for a period of two (2) years following its termination, the Executive will not actively solicit or hire, or actively assist any other person or entity in soliciting or hiring, any employee of the Company or any of its affiliated companies to perform services for any entity (other than the Company or any other affiliated companies), or attempt to induce any such employee to leave the Company or any of its affiliated companies.
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Throughout the duration of this Contract and for a period of two (2) years following its termination, the Executive will not actively solicit or hire, or actively assist any other person or entity in soliciting or hiring, any client of the Company or any of its affiliated companies, or attempt to induce any such client to leave the Company or any of its affiliated companies.
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Any breach of these obligations shall constitute a serious fault and might give rise to one or several claims or proceedings to be exercised by the Company before the courts and authorities concerned.
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The Executive expressly agrees that the provisions of Section 9 of the Contract may be enforced against him in any court or competent jurisdiction in the United States.
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In the event that this article is determined by a court which has jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part or in whole, the court shall be deemed to have the authority to revise any provision of this Contract to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.
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(a)
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Any inventions, devices or concepts, as well as any result of research, any original creation or program, related to the field of activity of the Company and made or developed by the Executive during his employment, belong to the exclusive legal and beneficial ownership of the Employer, in accordance with the relevant provisions of patent and copyright laws applicable in Luxembourg.
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The Executive hereby grants, assigns and conveys to the Employer all right, title and interest in and to all inventions, devices or concepts, as well as any result of research, any original creation or program, and all other materials (as well as the copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and similar rights attendant hereto) conceived, reduced to practice, authored, developed or delivered by the Executive either solely or jointly with others, during and in connection with the performance of services under the Contract with the Employer.
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The Executive shall have no right to disclose or use any such inventions, devices or concepts, as well as any result of research, any original creation or program, and all other materials for any purpose whatsoever, and shall not communicate to any third party the nature of or details relating to such inventions, devices or concepts, as well as any result of research, any original creation or program, and all other materials.
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The Executive agrees that he will comply with all obligations set forth in the Employee Intellectual Property Agreement provided by the Employer and incorporated herein by this reference.
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As part of the performance of the Contract, as required by law or for the Employer’s legitimate interests, the Employer may process personal data on the Executive prior, during and after the Employment. Details on such processing and on the rights of employees can be found in the Human Resources section of the Company’s intranet.
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The Executive acknowledges that he has been informed that the Employer will be responsible for the processing of his personal data, such as his name, address, social security number, bank details, photo, as well as any personal information necessary for personnel management and salary administration.
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The Executive acknowledges that his personal data may be transferred to affiliates. A copy of the legal basis for the transfer of data to third countries will be made available in the Human Resources section of the Company’s intranet.
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(d)
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The Executive’s data will be held by the Employer for as long as legally required and processed in accordance with applicable personal data protection legislation and regulations.
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The Employer hereby informs the Executive of, without limitation, his rights of access, deletion and rectification of his personal data, as well as of his right of complaint to the local data protection authority and his right to object to the processing of, or illegal use of, personal data, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions on data protection.
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All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in English and in writing, delivered by hand or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) and delivered or addressed to the addressee at its address below (or any other address it may subsequently notify in writing to the other Party):
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(b)
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No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Contract, nor consent to or departure by either Party therefrom, nor any subsidiary agreement relating to the subject matter of this Contract, shall in any event be valid unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of both Parties.
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(c)
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This Contract may be assigned by Employer to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of Employer. This Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their successors, assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives. If there shall be a successor to Employer or Employer shall assign this Contract, then as used in this Agreement, the term “Employer” shall mean Employer as hereinbefore defined and any successor or any permitted assignee, as applicable, to which this Contract is assigned.
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The possible nullity or non-applicability of one or more provisions of the present Contract shall not result in the nullification of the entire Contract.
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Within [***] business days of executing this Agreement, return, and not retain any copies (whether in hard copy or electronic format) of, all Altisource Property currently under his custody or control; and shall provide a full accounting of all Altisource Property that Chatterjee is aware was previously in his control, but no longer is. Physical embodiments of Altisource Property shall be sent to Altisource’s outside counsel’s address set forth in Section 15 and electronic embodiments of Altisource Property shall be sent to the email address for Gregory J. Ritts (“Ritts”) in Section 15. Chatterjee shall delete all copies of Altisource Property (whether physical or electronic) and shall provide written certification that he is no longer in possession of such Altisource Property. For any Altisource Property that was once in Chatterjee’s control, but was not returned or identified by Chatterjee, Altisource may make a written request for such Altisource Property (detailing the Altisource Property that it believes is in Chatterjee’s possession) and Chatterjee will to the extent he has not already done so, (i) under take a reasonable investigation to locate such Altisource Property, (ii) provide a detailed accounting as to what happened to said Altisource Property and his best understanding of its current location, and (iii) make reasonable efforts to assist Altisource in retrieving said Altisource Property.
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No later than [***], attend (at his own cost) and participate fully and honestly in an in-person interview with Altisource counsel at the offices of Altisource’s outside counsel in New York City at date(s) and time(s) as agreed mutually by the Parties (the “Interview”). [***]
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The scope of the Interview shall be determined solely by Altisource and shall cover all activities, conduct, discussions, etc.-without limitation-relating to Chatterjee’s conduct and activities that in any way whatsoever relate to, or affect, Altisource, Parent or their respective Affiliates. While the Parties hope that the Interview can be completed in one full day, it is expressly agreed that the Interview will continue for a second, consecutive full day should Altisource believe in its sole good faith discretion that such second day is necessary. If following the second day, Altisource is not satisfied with Chatterjee’s cooperation during the Interview, it may terminate this Agreement which shall be null and void ab initio.
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d.
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Within [***] business days of completion of the Interview pursuant to Section 2(c), Altisource shall provide Chatterjee a summary of certain material statements made during the interview (the “Summary”) for Chatterjee’s review and approval. Chatterjee shall provide any comments, proposed changes, clarifications and/or corrections to any misstatements made during the Interview to the Summary to Altisource within [***] business days of his receipt of the Summary. Altisource shall be under no obligation to accept any changes requested by Chatterjee but will use good faith efforts to assess Chatterjee’s requests for accuracy and will incorporate such requested changes (or similar) if the failure to do so would, in Altisource’s sole but reasonable discretion, result in a material misrepresentation of Chatterjee’s statements made at the Interview or does not reflect the clarifications and/or corrections to any misstatements made during the Interview. Subject to anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2, upon the Parties’ mutual reasonable approval of the final form of the Summary, Chatterjee shall execute the Summary which shall be signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, and Chatterjee shall deliver an original executed Summary to the offices of Altisource’s outside counsel in New York City (such date of delivery, the “Completion Date”). A copy of the executed summary shall be delivered to Chatterjee upon the Completion Date. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2, if Chatterjee fails to deliver an executed Summary within [***] business days of the date when Altisource provides the final mutually agreed upon version of the Summary to Chatterjee, there shall be no Completion Date and this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be null and void ab initio and any recordings (audio or visual) of the Interview shall be destroyed and Altisource shall provide Chatterjee written confirmation of the same. Notwithstanding the forgoing or anything else contained herein, if at any time prior to the delivery of the executed Summary, Altisource believes that Chatterjee made any inaccurate or incorrect statements in the Interview, it shall provide Chatterjee with an explanation as to why Altisource believes such statements were inaccurate and/or incorrect and allow Chatterjee the opportunity to correct such statements.
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e.
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Altisource agrees that (i) none of the statements made by Chatterjee in the Interview will be used in any way to abrogate or limit the effectiveness of the release of Chatterjee pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof and (ii) regardless of the occurrence of the Completion Date, none of the statements made by Chatterjee in the Interview shall be used by Altisource or its Affiliates to bring any affirmative claims against Chatterjee. For the purposes of clarification, the statements made by Chatterjee in the Interview may be used by Altisource or its Affiliates as necessary to defend themselves against any claims that Chatterjee may bring or cause to be brought against Altisource, Parent or their respective Affiliates, including but not limited to use of the statements for impeachment purposes and bringing counterclaims and cross-claims.
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a.
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Altisource will pay to Chatterjee, in three equal installments, a total of five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars (U.S. $525,000.00), in each case by wire transfer in accordance with the wire instructions attached hereto as Exhibit B, as follows:
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i.
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One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars (U.S. $175,000.00) within five (5) business days of the Completion Date;
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ii.
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One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars (U.S. $175,000.00) on September 3, 2019; and
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iii.
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One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars (U.S. $175,000.00) on September 1, 2020.
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b.
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Altisource will pay, directly to the insurer, Chatterjee’s portion of COBRA health insurance premiums through the end of 2019 for health insurance coverage of Chatterjee and his spouse, [***]. In no event shall payments made pursuant to this Section 3(b) exceed thirty thousand dollars (U.S. $30,000).
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c.
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Chatterjee will be entitled to the 19,533 restricted shares granted to Chatterjee pursuant to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated October 5, 2017 (the “2017 Award”), subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement, provided however, that subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the continued employment conditions on the shares as set forth in the 2017 Award will be waived. Chatterjee may not transfer or otherwise pledge or assign any interest in such shares until the applicable vesting date set forth in the 2017 Award.
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d.
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Chatterjee will be eligible to continue to participate in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated February 12, 2018 (the “2018 Award”), subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement, through February 12, 2020 at which point the 2018 Award shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the continued employment conditions on the shares vesting on or before February 12, 2020 will be waived. Any shares that would not have otherwise vested by February 12, 2020 shall be immediately forfeited and shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding the waiver of the continued employment conditions through February 12, 2020 on the shares subject to the 2018 Award, Chatterjee may not transfer or otherwise pledge or assign any interest in such shares until the applicable vesting date set forth in the 2018 Award. Chatterjee shall have user access to the Solium equity management software platform so that he may track the share awards.
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e.
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Chatterjee will not be entitled to any other compensation (including without limitation coverage of any costs or fees relating to this Agreement). The amount payable to Chatterjee under Section 3(a)(i) shall be offset by any and all amounts paid by Altisource on Chatterjee’s behalf for the portion of the health insurance premiums that remained his responsibility while an employee of Altisource.
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f.
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All payments pursuant to this Agreement will be reduced and withheld for any applicable state, local, or federal tax withholding obligations, to the extent Altisource or its Affiliates are required by law. Chatterjee will be responsible for paying any applicable state, local, or federal taxes on all payments pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent any such taxes are not withheld by Altisource or its Affiliates. Chatterjee will reimburse Altisource or its Affiliates for any tax-related payments actually paid by Altisource or any of its Affiliates arising out of or connected to this Agreement, to the extent such payments are not withheld by Altisource or any of its Affiliates in accordance with this Section 3(g).
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g.
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Altisource shall offer (at Altisource’s expense) Chatterjee the option of using Altisource’s provider of choice for the 2018 tax year to provide Chatterjee with Luxembourg tax preparation and filing services solely with respect to Chatterjee’s Prior Altisource Employment. Altisource shall be under no obligation to provide such service provider or such services to Chatterjee if Chatterjee fails to respond to such provider’s requests in a timely manner.
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a.
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Release of Altisource
. Upon the Completion Date, for good and valuable consideration, and intending to be bound, Chatterjee on behalf of himself, his successors, assigns, and current and former Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges Altisource, Parent, current and former subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates and each of their respective present and former officers, directors, members, partners, limited partners, portfolio companies, attorneys, agents, employees, and shareholders (collectively, the “Altisource Releasees”), from any and all known and unknown claims, demands, actions, causes of action, rights, damages, costs, expenses, and compensation, whether arising under contract, common law, statute, or any other rule of law or equity, which Chatterjee now has or may have, or which were or could have been made by or on behalf of Chatterjee from the beginning
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b.
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Release of Chatterjee
. Upon the Completion Date, for good and valuable consideration, and intending to be bound, Altisource on behalf of itself and its predecessors, successors, and assigns, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges Chatterjee and his successors and assigns, from any and all known and unknown claims, demands, actions, causes of action, rights, damages, costs, expenses, and compensation, whether arising under contract, common law, statute, or any other rule of law or equity, which Altisource now has or may have, or which were or could have been made by or on behalf of Altisource or its Affiliates in connection with the Lawsuit, the Claim, the Employment Agreement or the Intellectual Property Agreement (as defined in Section 18) from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement, provided that the foregoing release of Chatterjee does not include within its scope any release of claims relating to any breach of this Agreement and/or the Liquidated Damages as set forth in Section 7. In furtherance thereof, each of the Parties acknowledges that it is familiar with various laws that provide as follows:
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c.
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Nothing herein shall prevent or prohibit the Parties from enforcing any and all rights with respect to this Agreement and the terms contained herein, and the Parties acknowledge that releases hereunder shall not apply to any such claims or rights to enforce this Agreement.
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a.
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In the event that Chatterjee materially breaches any provision of this Agreement after the Completion Date, Chatterjee must pay Altisource [***] in liquidated damages (as an agreed upon reasonable estimate of the likely harm to Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, from such breach) and will no longer be entitled to any unvested stock, options, or shares under Sections 3(c) and (d) above or any remaining, unpaid amounts owed under this Agreement.
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a.
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Chatterjee
. Chatterjee agrees that on and after the Completion Date:
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i.
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Chatterjee will not make any statement (written or oral) disparaging to Altisource, Parent, or the officers, directors, employees, or agents of Altisource or Parent, or any person or entity that he reasonably should know is an Affiliate of Altisource or Parent.
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ii.
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All of Chatterjee’s communications with Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, will be made solely to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) or Chief Legal and Compliance Officer (“CLCO”).
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iii.
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Chatterjee will not, except to the extent such communications are protected by applicable law, have any communication (written or oral) about Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, with any third parties, including without limitation:
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1.
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any current or former employee of Altisource, Parent or their respective Affiliates;
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2.
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any current or former holder of securities of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates;
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3.
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any current or former client, customer, or vendor of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates;
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4.
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any current or former officer or director of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates;
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5.
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any current or former advisor or consultant of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates;
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6.
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any individuals associated with the press or media; or
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7.
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any analyst currently or formerly covering Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, or the securities of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates.
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iv.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Chatterjee will be able to make statements as to his employment experience while employed as CFO at Altisource as required by law, including without limitation (i) statements to his personal lawyers, auditors, and regulators; (ii) testimony compelled by process in any legal proceeding provided that Altisource has been provided advanced notice of such testimony; and (iii) statements reasonably necessary for other legally mandated disclosures. In addition, Chatterjee may disclose to prospective employers the dates of his employment at Altisource and the general tasks and functions he performed - e.g. “interfacing with investors”, but may not disclose or discuss the specifics of his work for Altisource.
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b.
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Altisource Officers
. On and after the Completion Date, William B. Shepro, Michelle D. Esterman, Kevin J. Wilcox, and Ritts (collectively, the “Officers”) will not make any statement (written or oral) to any non-Altisource, non-Parent or non-Affiliate of Altisource or Parent personnel, disparaging to Chatterjee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officers will be able to make statements as required by law, including without limitation (i) statements to directors, officers, employees, lawyers, advisors, auditors, insurers, and regulators; (ii) statements in relation to any legal proceeding; and (iii) statements reasonably necessary for securities filings or other legally mandated disclosures.
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a.
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Chatterjee agrees that for a period of [***] from the Completion Date he shall not, either directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or in the service of or on behalf of others solicit any individual or entity which is an actual or, to his knowledge, was within the then preceding [***], an actively sought prospective customer, preferred investor or vendor of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, for the purpose of offering services of the general type offered by, or competitive with those offered by, Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, or otherwise competing with Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, with respect to the Business of Altisource in the United States of America.
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b.
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Chatterjee agrees that for a period of [***] from the date of the Completion Date he shall not, either directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or in the service of others, solicit for employment or consulting services, or hire or engage, any person who is an employee of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, or was an employee of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, within [***] before the date of such solicitation, hiring or engagement (other than employees terminated by Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates); provided that general advertisements for employment directed to the general population shall not be deemed to constitute solicitation for employment.
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c.
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This Section 9 will not apply to customers, investors, vendors, or employees who worked directly for, or who directly provided services to, Parent’s (i) [***] business unit; or (ii) [***] business unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all of the other obligations in this Agreement shall continue to apply to Chatterjee in connection with the limited solicitation activities permitted under this Section 9(c). Within [***] of each occurrence of Chatterjee engaging in any of the foregoing limited solicitation activities permitted under this Section 9(c), Chatterjee will provide a written notice to the CEO or the CLCO that sets forth the details of the activities undertaken by Chatterjee.
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a.
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For a period of [***] after the termination of the Employment Agreement in accordance with Section 4, Chatterjee shall not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, alone or in cooperation with any other party, including without limitation any current or future shareholder of Parent, Altisource, or their respective Affiliates: make, effect, initiate, cause or participate in (i) any acquisition of beneficial ownership of any equity or debt securities of Parent, Altisource, or any securities of any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates (other than the restricted shares from the 2017 Award and the 2018 Award), (ii) any acquisition of any assets of Parent, Altisource, or any assets of any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or (iii) any tender offer, exchange offer, merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or extraordinary transaction involving Parent, Altisource, or any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or involving any securities or assets of Parent, Altisource, or any securities or assets of any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates; propose or seek, whether alone or in concert with others, any “solicitation” (as such term is used in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) of proxies or consents to vote any securities of Parent, Altisource, or any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates, nominate or propose the election of any person as a director of Parent, Altisource, or any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates, or propose any other matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of Parent, Altisource, or any of their subsidiaries or other Affiliates; form, join or participate in a “group” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder) (or discuss with any third party the potential formation of a group) with respect to any equity or debt securities of Parent, Altisource, or any securities of any of their respective subsidiaries or other Affiliates; agree or offer to take, or encourage or propose (publicly or otherwise) the taking of, any action referred to in
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a.
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Settlement Agreement
. The Parties hereby acknowledge, covenant, and agree that the terms of this Agreement are confidential and none of the Parties shall disclose such terms to any third party, unless required by law, regulatory requirements, or court order; provided however that Chatterjee may disclose this Agreement to his wife. The Parties acknowledge that the foregoing sentence shall be construed as broadly as permitted by law. The Parties further agree and acknowledge that no Party (including their counsel, representatives, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, and Affiliates) may, without the written consent of all other Parties, issue press releases referring to or in any way related to the subject matter of this Agreement, the Lawsuit, the Claim, or the Employment Agreement. The Parties further agree and acknowledge that no Party (including their counsel, representatives, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, assigns, parents, subsidiaries, and Affiliates) may, without the written consent of all other
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b.
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Confidential Information and Trade Secrets
. All Confidential Information and Trade Secrets and all physical embodiments thereof received or developed by Chatterjee while employed by Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, are confidential to and are and will remain the sole and exclusive property of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, and will be returned to Altisource in accordance with Section 2(a). To the extent that Chatterjee is personally aware of any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets, Chatterjee shall hold such Confidential Information and Trade Secrets in trust and strictest confidence, and shall not use, reproduce, distribute, disclose, or otherwise disseminate the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets or any physical embodiments thereof (which, for clarity, Chatterjee is obligated to return and destroy in accordance with Section 2(a)) and may in no event take any action causing or fail to take the action necessary in order to prevent any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets disclosed to or developed by Chatterjee to lose its character or cease to qualify as Confidential Information or Trade Secrets.
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a.
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“
Affiliate
” means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or entity that, directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with the specified individual or entity. For purposes of this Subsection, “ownership” shall mean ownership of equity securities representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the value of the equity securities of the specified firm, corporation, partnership, association or entity, and “control” shall mean (i) the right to vote equity securities representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the ordinary voting power of the equity securities of the applicable firm, corporation, partnership, association or entity, (ii) that the specified individual or entity has a representative on the governing board, or has caused to be elected a member of the governing board, of the applicable firm, corporation, partnership, association, or entity, or (iii) the specified individual or entity, directly or indirectly, controls the management, through a management agreement or otherwise, of the applicable firm, corporation, partnership, association, or entity. In addition, an Affiliate shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or entity in which Altisource, Parent, or any of their Affiliates (determined under the foregoing definition) has any interest and which engages in the business of correspondent lending or a similar business.
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b.
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“
Altisource Property
” means all property, whether tangible or intangible, belonging in whole or in part to Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, regardless of whether such property is owned or licensed, including without limitation:
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i.
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All Confidential Information and Trade Secrets (and all embodiments thereof);
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ii.
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[***]
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c.
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“
Business of Altisource
” means the businesses of Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, as of [***], which include without limitation the businesses of:
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i.
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real estate mortgage banking, residential mortgage origination and default management services (including without limitation, loan sale execution services, due diligence services, mortgage fulfillment services, valuation products and services, underwriting, purchasing support services, default processing services, property inspection and preservation services, homeowner outreach, real estate sales, closing and title services, title insurance, component services, financial
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ii.
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purchasing, renovating, leasing, and selling real estate;
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iii.
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developing and providing software and/or other technology solutions for the mortgage, real estate, asset management, and vendor management industries;
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iv.
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managing and operating a mortgage and/or banking cooperative and providing any services to the cooperative members of a similar type provided, or planned to be provided, by Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates; or
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v.
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any other commercial activity engaged in or actively under consideration providing products or services that are similar to any of those provided, or planned to be provided, by Altisource, Parent, or their Affiliates, in the normal course of business.
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d.
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In addition, the term “
Business of Altisource
” shall include any other commercial activity engaged in by Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, in the normal course of business determined as of [***].
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e.
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“
Confidential Information
” means data and information relating to the Business of Altisource (which does not rise to the status of a Trade Secret) which is or has been disclosed to Chatterjee or of which Chatterjee became aware as a consequence of or through his relationship to Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, and which has value to Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, and is not generally known to its or their competitors. Confidential Information shall not include any data or information that has been voluntarily disclosed to the public at-large by Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, (except where such public disclosure has been made by Chatterjee without authorization) or that has been independently developed and disclosed by others, or that otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means without breach of any obligations of confidentiality owed to Altisource, Parent, or their respective Affiliates, by Chatterjee.
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f.
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“
Parent
” means Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., an entity organized under the laws of Luxembourg.
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g.
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“
Trade Secrets
” means data and information relating to the Business of Altisource including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
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Date:
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Indroneel Chatterjee
By:
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Name: Indroneel Chatterjee
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Date:
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Altisource Solutions, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Altisource Solutions Inc.,
Claimant,
- against -
Indroneel Chatterjee,
Respondent.
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Arbitration No.: 01-18-0003-7659
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By: Aari Itzkowitz
aitzkowitz@wilkauslander.com
Wilk Auslander LLP
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Tel.: +1 646.375.7660
Fax: +1 212.752.6380
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By: Douglas H. Flaum
dflaum@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: +1 212.813.8800
Fax: +1 212.355.333
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RE:
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Side Letter to Separation Agreement and Release by and between Indroneel Chatterjee and Altisource Solutions, Inc. dated of even date herewith (the “Separation Agreement”)
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1.
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
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2.
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VESTING OF RSU AWARD
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3.
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SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS; DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
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A.
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Shareholder Rights
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B.
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Dividend Equivalents
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C.
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Non-Transferability of the RSU Award
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4.
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TERMINATION OF RSU AWARD
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A.
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by the Company for Cause or termination of employment by the Employee (other than by reason of Retirement), then the RSU Award shall terminate and all unvested RSUs shall be forfeited by the Employee as of the date of termination of employment or, in the case of the Employee’s resignation, on the date the Employee provides notice of his or her resignation.
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B.
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by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of Retirement), then (i) any unvested Type I RSUs that are scheduled to vest within twelve (12) months of such termination of employment under Section 2 above shall vest as of the date of termination of employment, and the remainder of the unvested Type I RSUs (if any) shall be forfeited by the Employee as of the date of termination of employment; and (ii) if the respective performance criteria for Type II RSUs have been satisfied on or prior to the ninety (90) day anniversary of the date of such termination of employment, such Type II RSUs shall vest as of the date the criteria are met, provided,
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C.
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by reason of Retirement, death or Disability of the Employee, then all unvested Type I RSUs shall vest thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of employment, and all unvested Type II RSUs shall be forfeited unless the performance criteria are achieved within 90 days of such termination, in which case the Type II RSUs shall vest in accordance with Section 2, Subsection B above.
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D.
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The Employee’s right to accelerated vesting of RSUs following termination of employment under this Section 4 is subject in all cases to the requirement that the Employee has been employed with the Company for a period of at least two (2) years in the case of termination without Cause, Disability or death, or three (3) years in the case of Retirement, unless otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
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E.
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In no event shall the granting of the RSU Award or its acceptance by the Employee give or be deemed to give the Employee any right to continued employment by the Company.
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5.
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SETTLEMENT OF RSUS
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A.
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Subject to Section 7.B, each vested RSU shall be settled in one Share (less applicable tax withholdings), as soon as practicable following and no later than the March 15th following the calendar year in which the RSU vests pursuant to Section 2 or 4 of this Agreement.
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B.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, and subject in all cases to the terms of the 2009 Plan then in effect, the Company reserves the right to settle your RSUs by a lump sum cash payment equal to then fair market value (as determined pursuant to Section 7) of the settled Shares (less applicable tax withholdings).
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6.
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CONDITIONS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CLAW-BACK POLICY
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A.
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For a period of two (2) years following the Employee’s departure from the Company, the Employee shall not: (i) within the territory where the Employee is working or within which the Employee had responsibility at the time of termination, perform, either directly or indirectly, on behalf of a competitor the same or similar job duties that Employee performed on behalf of the Company in the two (2) years prior to departure, (ii) solicit, directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company for employment, hire, or engagement as an independent contractor elsewhere, (iii) solicit the sale of competitive goods or services from any customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation of the Company with which Employee had material contact (as that term is defined at O.C.G.A. § 13-8-51(10)) or solicit the aforementioned categories of entities to reduce their relationships with the Company, or (iv) share, reveal or utilize any Confidential Information of the Company except as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by Altisource.
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B.
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For a period of two (2) years following the Employee’s departure from the Company, the Employee shall be available at reasonable times to provide information to the Company at the request of the Company’s management with respect to phases of the business with which he/she was actively connected during his/her employment, but such availability shall not be required during usual vacation periods or periods of illness or other incapacity or without reasonable compensation and cost reimbursement.
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C.
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In the event that the Employee fails to comply with any of the promises made in this Section 6, then in addition to and not in limitation of any and all other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity (a) RSUs, to the extent then unvested, will be immediately forfeited by the Employee and returned to the Company and (b) the Employee will be required to immediately deliver to the Company an amount (in cash or in Shares) equal to the amount of the market value of any Shares that have been issued to the Employee in settlement of a vested RSU (“Share Value”) at any time (or cash, if applicable) from one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of termination of employment to one hundred eighty (180) days after the date when the Company learns that the Employee has not complied with any such promise. The Employee will deliver such Share Value amount to the Company on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company will be entitled to enforce this repayment obligation by all legal means available, including, without limitation, to set off the Share Value amount and any other damage amount against any amount that might be owed to the Employee by the Company. The Employee acknowledges that in the event that the covenants made in this Section 6 are not fulfilled, the damage to the Company would be irreparable. The Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, including, without limitation, the remedies set forth in Section 6, Subsection C above, shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the Employee’s breach or threatened breach of said covenants. Employee specifically agrees that the subsidiaries and affiliates of Altisource are intended beneficiaries of the restrictions contained in this Paragraph 6 and that those subsidiaries and affiliates have the right to enforce the terms of this Paragraph 6.
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D.
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The Employee acknowledges that the Company would not have awarded the RSUs to the Employee under this Agreement absent the Employee’s agreement to be bound by the covenants made in this Section 6.
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E.
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The RSUs shall be subject to any claw-back policy implemented by the Board of Directors of the Company or any Successor Entity.
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7.
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INCOME TAXES
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A.
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Generally
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B.
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Section 409A.
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8.
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CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL/RESTRUCTURING EVENT
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A.
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Corporate Transactions
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B.
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Change of Control/Restructuring Event
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(1)
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If a Change of Control/Restructuring Event occurs, the Board of Directors shall have the right to make appropriate adjustments, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, by (i) allowing the RSUs to continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) issuing an equivalent award of shares in the Successor Entity as the Board of Directors deems equitable, (iii) cancelling the award for consideration (as the Board of Directors sees as equitable) which may equal the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change of Control/Restructuring Event to holders of Shares, or (iv) providing for vesting and settlement of the RSUs immediately prior to, and conditioned on consummation, of the Change of Control/Restructuring Event.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding any provision of Section 8 Subsection B(1) and B(2) to the contrary, in the event a Change of Control/Restructuring Event occurs, if the RSUs are not assumed or replaced by the acquirer/continuing entity on terms deemed by the Compensation Committee to be appropriate, then the Compensation Committee shall have the right to (i) provide for vesting and settlement of the RSUs immediately prior to, and conditioned on consummation, of the Change of Control/Restructuring Event or (ii) to the extent the Successor Entity allows the RSUs to stay in place, to make appropriate adjustments to avoid an expansion or reduction in the value of the award.
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(4)
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For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Employee remains employed with the Successor Entity for purposes of this Agreement, he/she will be deemed to remain employed as if he/she continued employment with the Company such that the employment termination provisions applicable to the RSU Award shall not be invoked unless and until his/her employment with such Successor Entity shall terminate.
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9.
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PAYMENT OF EXPENSES AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
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10.
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
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A.
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The Employee hereby represents and covenants that (a) any Share acquired upon the vesting of the RSU Award will be acquired for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless such acquisition has been registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law; (b) any subsequent sale of any such Shares shall be made either pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and such state securities laws; and (c) if requested by the Company, the Employee shall submit a written statement, in form satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such representation (x) is true and correct as of the date of acquisition of any Shares hereunder or (y) is true and correct as of the date of any sale of any such Shares, as applicable. As a further condition precedent to the delivery to the Employee of any Shares subject to the RSU Award, the Employee shall comply with all regulations and requirements of any regulatory authority having control of or supervision over the issuance of the Shares and, in connection therewith, shall execute any documents which the Company shall in its sole discretion deem necessary or advisable.
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B.
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The RSU Award is subject to the condition that if the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to the RSU Award upon any securities exchange or under any law, or the consent or approval of any governmental body, or the taking of any other action is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the vesting or delivery of the Shares hereunder, the Shares subject to the RSU Award shall not vest or be delivered, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to effect or obtain any such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval.
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11.
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DEFINITIONS
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A.
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As used herein, the term “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of Altisource or any Successor Entity, as applicable, and the term “Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Altisource.
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B.
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As used herein, the term “Cause” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors (excluding the Employee, if he/she is then a member of the Board of Directors) either (i) any willful or grossly negligent conduct (including but not limited to fraud or embezzlement) committed by the Employee in connection with the Employee’s employment by the Company which conduct in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors has had or will have a material detrimental effect on the Company’s business or (ii) the Employee’s conviction of, or entering into a plea of
nolo contendere
to, a felony involving fraud or embezzlement, whether or not committed in the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company. For avoidance of doubt, termination of employment as a result of a business reorganization or reduction in force will be deemed termination without Cause for purposes of the RSU Award.
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C.
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As used herein, “Change of Control/Restructuring Date” shall mean either the date which includes the “closing” of the transaction which makes a Change of Control/Restructuring Event effective if the Change of Control/Restructuring Event is made effective through a transaction which has a “closing” or the date a Change of Control/Restructuring Event is reported in accordance with applicable law as effective to the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Change of Control/Restructuring Event is made effective other than through a transaction which has a “closing.”
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D.
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As used herein, a “Change of Control/Restructuring Event” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any person or entity, or two or more persons and/or entities acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company at any time if after giving effect to such acquisition, and as a result of such acquisition, such person(s) or entity(ies) own more than fifty percent (50%) of such outstanding voting stock, (ii) the sale in one or more transactions of substantially all of the Company’s assets to any person or entity, or two or more persons and/or entities acting in concert, or (iii) the merger, consolidation or similar transaction resulting in a reduction of the interest in the Company’s stock of the pre-transaction stockholders to less than fifty percent (50%) of the post-transaction ownership. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the definition of Change of Control Event set forth herein shall not be broader than the definition of “change in control event” as set forth under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the guidance promulgated thereunder, and if a transaction or event does not otherwise fall within such definition of change in control event, it shall not be deemed a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement.
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E.
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As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all non-public, commercially valuable information relating to Company, including any of its customers, vendors, and affiliates, of any kind whatsoever; know-how; experience; expertise; business plans; ways of doing business; business results or prospects; financial books, data and plans; pricing; supplier information and agreements; investor or lender data and information; business processes (whether or not the subject of a patent), computer software and specifications therefore; leases; and any and all agreements entered into by Company or its affiliates and any information contained therein; database mining and marketing; customer relationship management programs; any technical, operating, design, economic, client, customer, consultant, consumer or collector related data and information, marketing strategies or initiatives and plans which at the time or times concerned is either capable of protection as a trade secret or is considered to be of a confidential nature regardless of form. Confidential Information shall not include: (i) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure in breach of this Agreement, (ii) information that was available on a non-confidential basis prior to the date hereof or becomes available from a person other than the Company who was not otherwise bound by confidentiality obligations to the Company and was not otherwise prohibited from disclosing the information or (iii) Confidential Information that is required by law to be disclosed, in which case, the Employee will provide the Company with notice of such obligation immediately to allow the Company to seek such intervention as it may deem appropriate to prevent such disclosure including and not limited to initiating legal or administrative proceedings prior to disclosure.
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F.
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As used herein, the term “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment which, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, renders the Employee unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than one hundred and eighty (180) days in any twelve (12) month period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply.
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G.
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As used herein, the term “Retirement” shall mean termination (other than by reason of death or Disability) of the Employee’s employment with the Company pursuant to and in accordance with a plan or program of the Company applicable to the Employee provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement only, the Employee must have attained the age of sixty (60) and been an employee of the Company for not less than three (3) years as of the date of termination of employment by reason of Retirement.
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H.
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As used herein, the term “Successor Entity” means the person that is formed by, replaces or otherwise survives the Company as a result of a transaction, series of transaction or restructuring with the effect that the Company ceases to exist.
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I.
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Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the 2009 Plan.
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12.
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AMENDMENT
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13.
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CONSTRUCTION
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14.
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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15.
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HEADINGS
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16.
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CONFIRMING INFORMATION
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I hereby agree to and accept the terms of this Agreement.
Employee
_______________________________
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Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
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Attested by: ____________________
Name:
Title:
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Performance Metric
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Initial Earned Award Size As % of Type II RSUs Awarded
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Type II RSU Award Terminates
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50% - 99% of
Type II RSU Award
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100% of
Type II RSU Award
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101% - 149% of
Type II RSU Award
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150% of
Type II RSU Award
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Average level of achievement vis-à-vis the corporate budget for adjusted EPS during the Performance Period
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Achievement of less than 85%
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Based on % of linear achievement of 85% up to 100%
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Achievement at 100%
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Based on % of linear achievement of greater than 100% to 115%
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Achievement of greater than 115%
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Number of RSUs:
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Grant Date:
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February 25, 2019
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Vesting Schedule:
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50% of the RSU Award will vest on February 25, 2020 and
the remaining 50% on February 25, 2021
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Employee
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Employee Name
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A.
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by the Company for Cause or termination of employment by the Employee (other than by reason of Retirement), then the RSU Award shall terminate and all unvested RSUs shall be forfeited by the Employee as of the date of termination of employment or, in the case of the Employee’s resignation, on the date the Employee provides notice of his or her resignation.
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B.
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by the Company without Cause or by reason of Retirement, death or Disability of the Employee, then all unvested RSUs shall vest thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of employment.
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C.
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In no event shall the granting of the RSU Award or its acceptance by the Employee give or be deemed to give the Employee any right to continued employment by the Company.
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A.
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Subject to Section 7.B, each vested RSU shall be settled in one Share (less applicable tax withholdings), as soon as practicable and no later than the March 15th following the calendar year in which the RSU vests pursuant to Section 2 or 4 of this Agreement.
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B.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, and subject in all cases to the terms of the 2009 Plan then in effect, the Company reserves the right to settle the Employee’s RSUs by a lump sum cash payment equal to then fair market value (as determined pursuant to Section 7) of the settled Shares (less applicable tax withholdings).
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A.
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For the Restrictive Period, the Employee shall not: (i) solicit, directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company for employment, hire, or engagement as an independent contractor elsewhere, (ii) solicit the sale of competitive goods or services from any customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation of the Company with which Employee had material contact (as that term is defined at O.C.G.A. § 13-8-51(10)) or solicit the aforementioned categories of entities to reduce their relationships with the Company or (iii) share, reveal or utilize any Confidential Information of the Company except as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by the Company.
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B.
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For the Restrictive Period, the Employee shall be available at reasonable times to provide information to the Company at the request of the Company’s management with respect to phases of the business with which he/she was actively connected during his/her employment, but such availability shall not be required during usual vacation periods or periods of illness or other incapacity or without reasonable compensation and cost reimbursement.
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C.
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In the event that the Employee fails to comply with any of the promises made in this Section 6, then in addition to and not in limitation of any and all other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity (a) RSUs, to the extent then unvested, will be immediately forfeited by the Employee and returned to the Company and (b) the Employee will be required to immediately deliver to the Company an amount (in cash or in Shares) equal to the amount of the market value of any Shares that have been issued to the Employee in settlement of a vested RSU (“Share Value”) at any time (or cash, if applicable) from one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of termination of employment to one hundred eighty (180) days after the date when the Company learns that the Employee has not complied with any such promise. The Employee will deliver such Share Value amount to the Company on such terms and conditions as may be required by the Company. The Company will be entitled to enforce this repayment obligation by all legal means available, including, without limitation, to set off the Share Value amount and any other damage amount against any amount that might be owed to the Employee by the Company. The Employee acknowledges that in the event that the covenants made in this Section
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D.
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The Employee acknowledges that the Company would not have awarded the RSUs to the Employee under this Agreement absent the Employee’s agreement to be bound by the covenants made in this Section 6.
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E.
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The RSUs shall be subject to any claw-back policy implemented by the Board of Directors of the Company or any Successor Entity.
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(1)
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If a Change of Control/Restructuring Event occurs, the Board of Directors shall have the right to make appropriate adjustments, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, by (i) allowing the RSUs to continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) issuing an award of shares in the Successor Entity of equivalent value and with similar terms and vesting pattern, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, (iii) cancelling the award for consideration (as the Board of Directors sees as equitable) which may equal the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change of Control/Restructuring Event to holders of Shares, or (iv) providing for vesting and settlement of the RSUs immediately prior to, and conditioned on consummation, of the Change of Control/Restructuring Event.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding any provision of Section 8 Subsection B(1) and B(2) to the contrary, in the event a Change of Control/Restructuring Event occurs, if the RSUs are not assumed or replaced by the Successor Entity on terms deemed by the Compensation Committee to be appropriate, then the Compensation Committee shall have the right to (i) provide for vesting and settlement of the RSUs immediately prior to, and conditioned on consummation, of the Change of Control/Restructuring Event or (ii) to the extent the Successor Entity allows the RSUs to stay in place, to make appropriate adjustments to avoid an expansion or reduction in the value of the award.
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(4)
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For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Employee remains employed with the Successor Entity for purposes of this Agreement, he/she will be deemed to remain employed as if he/she continued employment with the Company such that the employment termination provisions applicable to the RSU Award shall not be invoked unless and until his/her employment with such Successor Entity shall terminate.
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A.
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The Employee hereby represents and covenants that (a) any Share acquired upon the vesting of the RSU Award will be acquired for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless such acquisition has been registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law; (b) any subsequent
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B.
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The RSU Award is subject to the condition that if the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to the RSU Award upon any securities exchange or under any law, or the consent or approval of any governmental body, or the taking of any other action is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the vesting or delivery of the Shares hereunder, the Shares subject to the RSU Award shall not vest or be delivered, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to effect or obtain any such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval.
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A.
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As used herein, the term “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of Altisource or any Successor Entity, as applicable, and the term “Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Altisource.
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B.
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As used herein, the term “Cause” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors (excluding the Employee, if he/she is then a member of the Board of Directors), either (i) any willful or grossly negligent conduct (including but not limited to fraud or embezzlement) committed by the Employee in connection with the Employee’s employment by the Company, which conduct in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors has had or will have a material detrimental effect on the Company’s business, or (ii) the Employee’s conviction of, or entering into a plea of
nolo contendere
to, a felony involving fraud or embezzlement, whether or not committed in the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company. For avoidance of doubt, termination of employment as a result of a business reorganization or reduction in force will be deemed termination without Cause for purposes of the RSU Award.
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C.
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As used herein, “Change of Control/Restructuring Date” shall mean either the date which includes the “closing” of the transaction which makes a Change of Control/Restructuring Event effective if the Change of Control/Restructuring Event is made effective through a transaction which has a “closing” or the date a Change of Control/Restructuring Event is reported in accordance with applicable law as effective to the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Change of Control/Restructuring Event is made effective other than through a transaction which has a “closing.”
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D.
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As used herein, a “Change of Control/Restructuring Event” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any person or entity, or two or more persons and/or entities acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company at any time if after giving effect to such acquisition, and as a result of such acquisition, such person(s) or entity(ies) own more than fifty percent (50%) of such outstanding voting stock, (ii) the sale in one or more transactions of substantially all of the Company’s assets to any person or entity, or two or more persons and/or entities acting in concert, or (iii) the merger, consolidation or similar transaction resulting in a reduction of the interest in the Company’s stock of the pre-transaction stockholders to less than fifty percent (50%) of the post-transaction ownership. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the definition of Change of Control Event set forth herein shall not be broader than the definition of “change in control
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E.
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As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all non-public, commercially valuable information relating to Company, including any of its customers, vendors, and affiliates, of any kind whatsoever; know-how; experience; expertise; business plans; ways of doing business; business results or prospects; financial books, data and plans; pricing; supplier information and agreements; investor or lender data and information; business processes (whether or not the subject of a patent), computer software and specifications therefore; leases; and any and all agreements entered into by Company or its affiliates and any information contained therein; database mining and marketing; customer relationship management programs; any technical, operating, design, economic, client, customer, consultant, consumer or collector related data and information, marketing strategies or initiatives and plans which at the time or times concerned is either capable of protection as a trade secret or is considered to be of a confidential nature regardless of form. Confidential Information shall not include: (i) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure in breach of this Agreement, (ii) information that was available on a non-confidential basis prior to the date hereof or becomes available from a person other than the Company who was not otherwise bound by confidentiality obligations to the Company and was not otherwise prohibited from disclosing the information or (iii) Confidential Information that is required by law to be disclosed, in which case, the Employee will provide the Company with notice of such obligation immediately to allow the Company to seek such intervention as it may deem appropriate to prevent such disclosure including and not limited to initiating legal or administrative proceedings prior to disclosure. As used herein, the term “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment which, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, renders the Employee unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than one hundred and eighty (180) days in any twelve (12) month period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply.
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F.
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As used here, “Restrictive Period” shall mean a period of one (1) year following the Employee’s departure from the Company; provided however that if the Employee previously executed one or more equity award agreements with the Company containing a longer restrictive period, such restrictive period shall apply.
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G.
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As used herein, the term “Successor Entity” means the person that is formed by, replaces or otherwise survives the Company as a result of a transaction, series of transaction or restructuring with the effect that the Company ceases to exist.
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H.
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Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the 2009 Plan.
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 2019
of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
|
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
|
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
|
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
|
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b)
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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By:
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/s/ William B. Shepro
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William B. Shepro
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Director and Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 2019
of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.;
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2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
|
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
|
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b)
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Michelle D. Esterman
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Michelle D. Esterman
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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(1)
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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(2)
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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By:
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/s/ William B. Shepro
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By:
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/s/ Michelle D. Esterman
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William B. Shepro
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Michelle D. Esterman
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Director and Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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(Principal Financial Officer and
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Principal Accounting Officer)
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April 25, 2019
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April 25, 2019
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