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May 1, 2015


Kristin Yetto
c/o eBay Inc.
2065 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125


Dear Kristin: 
eBay Inc. (the “Company” or “eBay”) is pleased to  confirm your continued employment, on the terms and conditions set forth in this offer letter (this “Letter”), in the exempt position of Senior Vice President, Human Resources, eBay Marketplaces, reporting to the Senior Vice President, Human Resources of eBay.  In addition, the Company confirms that if the Company elects to spin-off its wholly-owned subsidiary PayPal, Inc. through the dividend of PayPal, Inc. shares to existing shareholders of the Company or through other means (a “Spin-Off”), then you will, effective on the date of the Spin-Off, become Senior Vice President, Human Resources (such position, “eBay SVP HR”).  In the role of eBay SVP HR, you shall report solely and directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay. The terms and conditions of this Letter have been approved by the Compensation Committee of the eBay Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”).  


Compensation as eBay SVP HR
Cash Compensation.  Immediately upon the Spin-Off, your salary as eBay SVP HR shall be at a bi-weekly rate of at least $20,192.31., which is equivalent to an annual base salary of $525,000.  Also following the Spin-Off, as eBay SVP HR you will continue to be eligible to participate in the eBay Incentive Plan (eIP) available to employees in positions comparable to yours. Payouts under the plan are based on individual achievements as well as Company performance and are paid on an annual cycle. Your annual target bonus opportunity (your “target bonus opportunity”) for the eIP will be 75% of your base salary (calculated on the basis of the annual base salary actually paid to you during the relevant year).  


“New Day” Equity Awards.
Equity Compensation – New Day Equity Awards.  In connection with the Spin-Off, you will be made certain special, one time grants of eBay equity awards under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to, and effective immediately prior to, the Spin-Off.  Awards are described in this Letter as a dollar value and the number of shares of eBay common stock subject to each award will be determined as follows:  (i) for RSUs, by dividing the dollar value by the average of the closing prices of eBay common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the period of 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the last trading day prior to the grant date (the “Average eBay Closing Price”), and rounding down to the nearest whole number of shares of eBay common stock, (ii) for PBRSUs, by dividing  the earned dollar amount, if any, by the Average eBay Closing Price, and rounding down to the nearest whole number of shares of eBay common stock and (iii) for Options, by dividing the dollar value by the Average eBay Closing Price, multiplying the resultant total by 3, and rounding down to the nearest whole number of shares of eBay common stock.  The exercise price for all Options will be no less than the fair market value of eBay’s common stock on the applicable date of grant, as determined by the Compensation Committee.  These awards will be in the following forms and amounts: 


(i)  An award of RSUs valued at $600,000, to be granted under the Plan (“New Day RSU Award”), as well as the terms and conditions of the RSU agreement (which will be provided to you as soon as practicable after the grant date). The New Day RSU Award will vest and become non-forfeitable (assuming 
        
        
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your continued employment with an eBay company on the vesting date) as to 100% of the shares of eBay common stock subject to the New Day RSU Award on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to necessary withholding for applicable taxes;  
(ii)  An award of PBRSUs with a target value of $1,000,000, to be granted under the Plan (the “New Day PBRSU Award”), as well as the terms and conditions of an individual PBRSU agreement (each of which will be provided to you as soon as practicable after the grant date).  It is expected that the New Day PBRSU Award will be earned based on performance over the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. The actual number of shares of eBay common stock that will be subject to the New Day PBRSU Award to be granted, if any, will be determined based on achievement during such period of performance goals determined by the eBay Board and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the performance plan approved by the eBay Board.  The New Day PBRSU Award will be granted in early 2017 and will vest and become non-forfeitable (assuming your continued employment with an eBay company on the vesting date) as follows: 50% of the shares subject to the award on or about March 1, 2017 (the “Initial Vest Date”) and the remaining 50% of the shares on the first anniversary of the Initial Vest Date, subject to necessary withholding for applicable taxes; and  
(iii)  An Option award valued at $400,000, to be granted under the Plan (the “New Day Option Award”), as well as the terms and conditions of the Option agreement (which will be provided to you as soon as practicable after the grant date).  The New Day Option Award will vest and become exercisable (assuming your continued employment with an eBay company on each vesting date) as to 100% of the shares of eBay common stock subject to the New Day Option Award on the third anniversary of the date of grant.


Your employment with the Company is “at –will” and either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice.  The at-will nature of the employment relationship can only be changed by written agreement signed by eBay’s Chief Executive Officer.


Severance Protections.  


Although your employment with the Company shall be “at-will” as set forth above, you may be entitled to severance protection in certain circumstances, as described below, subject in all instances to you executing and not revoking the Company’s standard form of release (which shall also contain customary exceptions for your continued indemnification and coverage under D&O policies, exclusions for vested benefits under retirement and welfare benefit plans and equity incentive plans, and reasonable post-employment cooperation covenants (but for the avoidance of doubt no restrictive covenants or other covenants imposing limitations on your post-employment activities (the “Release”) within 60 days of your termination of employment, with such amounts or benefits to be paid and/or provided as of the date the Release becomes irrevocable, provided that if the 60-day time period following your termination of employment spans two calendar years, they shall be provided as of the later of the date the Release becomes irrevocable or the first calendar day of the calendar year following the year in which your employment terminates.


Prior to the Spin-Off; Termination Outside a Change in Control Period.  If, prior to the Spin-Off and outside a Change in Control Period (as defined below), your employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company other than for Cause (as defined below) or if you voluntarily resign for Good Reason (as defined below), then the Company shall provide you with (a) the Accrued Benefits (as defined below) and (b) a lump sum severance payment, payable not later than 30 days after you execute a release of claims against the Company (the “Release”) and any revocation period has expired (which, if such payment date could straddle two calendar years, must occur in the later calendar year), in an amount equal to the sum of: 
(i) two times the sum of (a) your Annual Base Salary (as defined below) and (b) your Bonus Amount (as defined below); 
(ii) notwithstanding any election you may have made to defer any portion of any RSUs or PBRSUs, a cash amount equal to the value of any eBay equity awards that are outstanding and unvested as of the date of your termination of employment which, but for such termination, otherwise would have become vested pursuant to their respective vesting schedules within 24 months following the date of such termination (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions ).  


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On and After the Spin-Off; Termination Outside a Change in Control Period.  If, on or after the Spin-Off and outside a Change in Control Period, your employment as SVP HR is terminated by the Company without Cause or if you voluntarily resign for Good Reason, then the Company shall provide you with (a) the Accrued Benefits and (b) a lump sum severance payment, payable not later than 30 days after you execute a Release and any revocation period has expired (which, if such payment date could straddle two calendar years, must occur in the later calendar year), in an amount equal to the sum of: 
(i) (X) in the event that your employment is terminated on or before the one year anniversary of the date of the commencement of your employment as SVP HR, two times the sum of (a) your Annual Base Salary and (b) your Bonus Amount; (Y) in the event that your employment is terminated following the one year anniversary date of the commencement of your employment as SVP HR but on or before the two year anniversary of the date of the commencement of your employment as SVP HR, 1.5 times the sum of (a) your Annual Base Salary and (b) your Bonus Amount; and (Z) in the event that your employment is terminated following the two year anniversary of the date of the commencement of your employment as SVP HR, one times the sum of (a) your Annual Base Salary and (b) your Bonus Amount; and
(ii) notwithstanding any election you may have made to defer any portion of any RSUs or PBRSUs, a cash amount equal to the value of any other eBay equity awards that are outstanding and unvested as of the date of your termination of employment which, but for such termination, otherwise would have become vested pursuant to their respective vesting schedules within 12 months following the date of such termination (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions).


 Termination During a Change in Control Period.  If, during a Change in Control Period, your employment as SVP HR is terminated by the Company without Cause or if you voluntarily resign for Good Reason, then the Company shall provide you with (a) the Accrued Benefits and (b) a lump sum severance payment, payable not later than 30 days after you execute the Release and any revocation period has expired (which, if such payment date could straddle two calendar years, must occur in the later calendar year), in an amount equal to the sum of: 
(i) two times the sum of (a) your Annual Base Salary and (b) your Bonus Amount; and
(ii) notwithstanding any election you may have made to defer any portion of any RSUs or PBRSUs, a cash amount equal to the value of all then unvested eBay equity awards that are outstanding and unvested as of the date of termination of employment (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions).


Special Treatment of Equity Awards on Death/Permanent Disability.  In the event that your employment with eBay terminates due to your death or disability (within the meaning of eBay’s long-term disability plan), within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of employment, you will receive a cash payment equal to the value of any eBay equity awards that were outstanding and unvested as of the date of such termination which, but for such termination, otherwise would have become vested pursuant to their respective vesting schedules within 24 months following the date of such termination (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions). 


Tax and Other Matters.  


Section 409A.  The Company may withhold from any amounts payable to you such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.  It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under this Letter shall comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) and the regulations relating thereto, or an exemption to Section 409A, and this Letter shall be interpreted accordingly.  Any payments or benefits that qualify for the “short-term deferral” exception or another exception under Section 409A shall be paid under the applicable exception.  Each payment under this Letter will be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Letter providing for the payment of amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Letter, references to a “resignation,” “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean separation from service.  If you become entitled to a payment of nonqualified deferred 
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compensation as a result of your termination of employment and at such time you are a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A and as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on your date of termination), such payment will be postponed to the extent necessary to satisfy Section 409A, and any amounts so postponed will be paid in a lump sum on the first business day that is six months and one day after your separation from service (or any earlier date of your death).  If the compensation and benefits provided under this Letter would subject you to taxes or penalties under Section 409A, the Company and you will cooperate diligently to amend the terms of this Letter to avoid such taxes and penalties, to the extent possible under applicable law.


Change in Control Golden Parachute Excise Taxes.   In the event of a Change in Control, where an accounting firm designated by the Company determines that the aggregate amount of the payments and benefits that (but for the application of this paragraph) would be payable to you under this Letter agreement or any other plan, policy or arrangement of the Company and any of their affiliates, exceeds the greatest amount of payments and benefits that could be paid or provided to you without giving rise to any liability for any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then you may elect either to (1) pay the Excise Tax and receive all such payments and benefits as may be payable to you, or (2) only receive the aggregate amount of such payments and benefits payable or to be provided to you that would not exceed the amount that produces the greatest after-tax benefit to you after taking into account any Excise Tax and other taxes that would otherwise be payable by you (such reduced amount of payments and benefits, the “Reduced Benefit Amount”).  In the event you elect to receive the Reduced Benefit Amount, however, the reduction in such payments or benefits pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be made in the following order:  (1) by reducing severance payments based on your Annual Base Salary and Bonus Amount, if any is then payable, and then (2) by reducing amounts in respect of any equity-based awards (first in the form of cash payments, if any are due hereunder, then in respect of any vesting of any such awards hereunder, and only thereafter in respect of any vesting of any such awards under any other plan or arrangement).  


Definitions.
 
“Accrued Benefits” means (a) prompt payment of any accrued but unpaid annual base salary through the last day of employment, (b) prompt payment of any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the last day of employment subject to your prompt delivery of all required documentation of such expenses pursuant to applicable employer policies, (c) all other vested payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which you are entitled under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or fringe benefit plan or program or grant (excluding any other severance plan, policy or program) or this Letter in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or grant, including any unpaid bonus for any prior fiscal year when it otherwise would have been paid, and (d) a prorated portion of the eIP bonus, if any, that you otherwise would have earned and been paid in respect of the fiscal year in which your employment terminates based on the actual performance of the company for the full year, with such prorated portion calculated based on the period of time during such fiscal year that you were employed, relative to the full fiscal year and only based on the company performance element of the bonus (such prorated eIP bonus amount, if any, the “Prorated Bonus”).  You will receive your Prorated Bonus on the date that all other participants in the eIP receive their eIP bonuses in respect of such fiscal year.


“Annual Base Salary” will mean an amount equal to $525,000 (or such greater amount as in effect immediately prior to your termination date). 


“Bonus Amount” will mean an amount equal to 75% of your Annual Base Salary (or such greater amount as may be established as your target bonus payment immediately prior to your termination date). 


“Cause” shall mean (a) your failure to attempt in good faith to substantially perform your assigned duties, other than failure resulting from your death or incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment, which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; (b) your indictment for, conviction of or plea of nolo contedere to any felony (or any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude); or (c) your commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, 
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misappropriation, willful misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company, except good faith expense account disputes. 


“Change in Control” shall mean, for purposes of this Letter, a “Change in Control” as such term is defined in the Plan or, following the Spin-Off, as such term may be defined (if different) under any successor equity incentive plan.


“Change in Control Period” means the period that begins 90 days prior to, and ends 24 months following, a “Change in Control.” 


“Good Reason” means, without your written consent, any of the following events, whereafter you resign your employment within the periods provided below: 
 (i) a material reduction in your annual base salary; (ii) a material reduction in your annual target bonus opportunity;  (iii) on and after the Spin-Off, a material reduction in your authority, duties or responsibilities as SVP HR of eBay, Inc. (which would include your failure to report to the CEO of a publicly traded company); (iv) following a Change in Control, a requirement by the Company that you relocate your primary office to a location that is more than 35 miles from the location of your primary office immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (v) any other material breach by the Company of this Letter.  You will be deemed to have given consent to the condition(s) described in any of clauses (i) through (v) of this paragraph if you do not provide written notice to the Company of such Good Reason event(s) within 60 days from the first occurrence of such Good Reason event(s), following which the Company shall have 30 days to cure such event, and to the extent the Company has not cured such Good Reason event(s) during the 30-day cure period, you must terminate your employment for Good Reason no later than 60 days following the occurrence of such Good Reason event(s) by providing the Company 30 days’ prior written notice of termination, which may run concurrently with the Company’s cure period. 


“Valuation Assumptions” means, collectively, the following assumptions: (x) each share of eBay common stock underlying an award has a value equal to the average of the closing prices of eBay common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the period of 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the last trading day prior to the date of your termination of employment, (y) if the date of your termination of employment occurs during the performance period with respect to an award of PBRSUs whose target value  has been established prior to the date of your termination of employment, but whose number of shares of eBay common stock that would be subject to  such award  based on achievement of applicable performance targets has not yet been granted, then any such award shall be deemed to have been earned and granted assuming achievement of target performance  in respect of the applicable performance period immediately prior to such date of termination and (z) any Options that you hold that are outstanding immediately prior to the date of your termination of employment will be valued based on their spread (i.e., the positive difference, if any, of the value of each share of eBay)  common stock underlying the Option, as determined pursuant to clause (x) above), less the per share exercise price of such Option).


All of us at eBay are very excited about your continued role at eBay and look forward to a continued beneficial and fruitful relationship.  However, should any dispute arise with respect to your employment or the termination of that employment, we both agree that such dispute shall be conclusively resolved by final, binding and confidential arbitration rather than by a jury court or administrative agency. The Company will bear those expenses unique to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Mutual Arbitration Agreement that you and the Company previously executed.  
Required Employee Agreements.   By signing this letter, you agree that the Mutual Arbitration Agreement and the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement that you previously executed shall continue in full force and effect.  As you know, in part, the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement requires that a departing employee refrain from unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information (as defined in that Agreement). That Agreement does not prevent a former employee from using know-how and expertise in any new field or position.  
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This Letter, the Mutual Arbitration Agreement, and the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement contain the entire agreement with respect to your employment. Should you have any questions with regard to any of the items indicated above, please call me.  Kindly indicate your consent to this agreement by signing a copy of this Letter and returning it to me. 
This Letter cannot be assigned without your prior written consent. This Letter can be modified or amended only by a written instrument executed by eBay and you. Upon your signature below, this will become our binding agreement with respect to your employment and its terms merging and superseding in their entirety all other or prior offers, agreements and communications, whether written or oral, by you and the Company as to the specific subjects of this Letter, including without limitation that letter between you and the Company dated February 24, 2003. 
Employee Benefits.  You will be entitled to the employee welfare and retirement benefits and perquisites that eBay customarily makes available to employees in positions comparable to yours, in accordance with the terms of the benefit and perquisite plans as in effect from time to time.   
Kristin, the Board and I are very pleased with what we have accomplished so far and we are thrilled about the prospect of your eventual appointment as the Senior Vice President, Human Resources of eBay.  eBay has an extraordinary future and I am confident that you are the right SVP HR for eBay at this exciting time. 


Very truly yours,
/s/ John Donahoe
John Donahoe
President and Chief Executive Officer
eBay Inc.




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	/s/ Kristin Yetto
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	Kristin Yetto
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