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Exhibit 10.18




MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT




          This Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of                     , 20     , by and
between Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___
(“Executive”).




          WHEREAS, Executive is a key member of the management of the Company and has heretofore devoted
substantial skill and effort to the affairs of the Company; and




          WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to
continue to obtain the benefits of Executive’s services and attention to the affairs of the
Company; and




          WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to
provide inducement for Executive (A) to remain in the service of the Company in the event of any
proposed or anticipated change in control of the Company and (B) to remain in the service of the
Company in order to facilitate an orderly transition in the event of a change in control of the
Company, without regard to the effect such change in control may have on Executive’s employment
with the Company; and




          WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that
Executive be in a position to make judgments and advise the Company with respect to proposed
changes in control of the Company; and




          WHEREAS, the Executive desires to be protected in the event of certain changes in control of
the Company; and




          WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth above, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this
Agreement.




          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows:




     1. Events. No amounts or benefits shall be payable or provided for pursuant to this
Agreement unless an Event shall occur during the Term of this Agreement.




     (a) For purposes of this Agreement, an “Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any
of the following occur:




	 	(i)	 	Any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor statute thereto (the “Exchange Act”)) acquires or becomes a
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power




 









 






	 	 	 	of the Company’s securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (“Voting Securities”) then outstanding or 30%
or more of the shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”)
outstanding, provided, however, that the following shall not
constitute an Event pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i):






	 	(A)	 	any acquisition or beneficial
ownership by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company;
	 
	 	(B)	 	any acquisition or beneficial
ownership by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or one or more of its
subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(C)	 	any acquisition or beneficial
ownership by any corporation (including without limitation an
acquisition in a transaction of the nature described in Section
1(a)(ii)) with respect to which, immediately following such
acquisition, more than 70%, respectively, of (x) the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities
and (y) the Common Stock is then beneficially owned, directly or
indirectly, by all or substantially all of the persons who
beneficially owned Voting Securities and Common Stock,
respectively, of the Company immediately prior to such
acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of such Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the
case may be, immediately prior to such acquisition; or
	 
	 	(D)	 	any acquisition of Voting
Securities or Common Stock directly from the Company; and






	 	 	 	Continuing Directors shall not constitute a majority of the members
of the Board of Directors of the Company. For purposes of this
Section 1(a)(i), “Continuing Directors” shall mean: (A) individuals
who, on the date hereof, are directors of the Company,
(B) individuals elected as directors of the Company subsequent to the
date hereof for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by
the Board of Directors of the Company or (C) any individual elected
or appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to fill
vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Company caused by death or
resignation (but not by removal) or to fill newly-created
directorships, provided that a “Continuing Director” shall not
include an individual whose initial assumption




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	 	 	 	of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the threatened election or removal of
directors (or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents) by or on behalf of any person other than the Board of
Directors of the Company; or






	 	(ii)	 	Consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company or a statutory exchange of outstanding
Voting Securities of the Company (other than a merger or consolidation
with a subsidiary of the Company), unless immediately following such
reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange, all or substantially
all of the persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of
Voting Securities and Common Stock immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 70% of, respectively, (x) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation
or exchange and (y) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation
or exchange in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation or
exchange, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the case may
be; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	(x) Approval by the shareholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or
(y) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company (in one or a series of transactions), other than
to a corporation with respect to which, immediately following such sale
or other disposition, more than 70% of, respectively, (1) the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and
(2) the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation is
then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or
substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock immediately
prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other
disposition, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the case may
be; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	A majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company shall have declared that an Event has occurred
or that an




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	 	 	 	Event will occur upon satisfaction of specified conditions, in which
case the Event shall be deemed to occur upon satisfaction of such
specified conditions; or






	 	(v)	 	The Company enters into a letter of intent, an
agreement in principle or a definitive agreement relating to an Event
described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(iii) hereof that
ultimately results in such an Event, or a tender or exchange offer or
proxy contest is commenced which ultimately results in an Event
described in Section 1(a)(i) hereof; or
	 
	 	(vi)	 	There shall be an involuntary termination of
employment of the Executive or Termination for Good Reason (as defined
in Section 4(c)), and the Executive reasonably demonstrates that such
event (x) was requested by a party other than the Board of Directors of
the Company that had previously taken other steps reasonably calculated
to result in an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), 1(a)(iii)
or 1(a)(iv) hereof and which ultimately results in an Event described
in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv) hereof, or (y)
otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of an Event
described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv) hereof
that ultimately occurs.






Notwithstanding anything stated in this Section 1(a), an Event shall not be deemed to occur
with respect to Executive if (x) the acquisition or beneficial ownership of the 30% or
greater interest referred to in Section 1(a)(i) is by Executive or by a group, acting in
concert, that includes Executive or (y) a majority of the then combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities (or voting equity interests) of the surviving corporation
or of any corporation (or other entity) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company shall, immediately after a reorganization, merger, exchange, consolidation or
disposition of assets referred to in Section 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(iii), be beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by Executive or by a group, acting in concert, that includes
Executive.




     (b) For purposes of this Agreement, a “subsidiary” of the Company shall mean any entity
of which securities or other ownership interests having general voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the
time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.



     2. Payments and Benefits. If any Event shall occur during the Term of this Agreement,
then the Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company or its successor (which term as
used herein shall include any person acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company) a cash payment and other benefits on the following basis (unless the Executive’s
employment by the Company is terminated voluntarily or involuntarily prior to the occurrence of the



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earliest Event to occur (the “First Event”), in which case Executive shall be entitled to no
payment or benefits under this Section 2):




     (a) If at the time of, or at any time after, the occurrence of the First Event and
prior to the end of the Transition Period, the employment of Executive with the Company is
voluntarily or involuntarily terminated for any reason (unless such termination is a
voluntary termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, is on account of the death or
Disability of the Executive or is a termination by the Company for Cause), subject to the
limitations set forth in Sections 2(d) and 2(e), Executive shall be entitled to the
following:




	 	(i)	 	The Company shall pay Executive’s full base
salary through the Termination Date at the rate then in effect.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Company or its successor, within 75 days
after the Termination Date, shall make a cash payment to Executive in
an amount equal to one (1) times the sum of (A) the annual base salary
of Executive in effect immediately prior to the First Event plus
(B) the cash bonus or cash incentive compensation received by the
Executive from the Company for the fiscal year preceding the First
Event.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	For a 12-month period after the Termination
Date, the Company shall allow Executive to participate in any health,
disability and life insurance plan or program in which the Executive
was entitled to participate immediately prior to the First Event as if
Executive were an employee of the Company during such 12-month period;
provided, however, that in the event that Executive’s
participation in any such health, disability or life insurance plan or
program of the Company is barred, the Company, at its sole cost and
expense, shall arrange to provide Executive with benefits substantially
similar to those which Executive would be entitled to receive under
such plan or program if Executive were not barred from participation.
Benefits otherwise receivable by Executive pursuant to this section
2(a)(iii) shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are
received by Executive from another employer or other third party during
such 12-month period, and Executive shall promptly report receipt of
any such benefits to the Company.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Any outstanding and unvested stock options
granted to Executive shall be accelerated and become immediately
exercisable by Executive (and shall remain exercisable for the terms
specified in the applicable stock option agreements), any unvested
restricted stock units granted to Executive shall be accelerated and
shares of Company stock shall be issued to Executive or cash shall be
paid to Executive, as specified in the applicable restricted stock unit




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	 	 	 	agreement, and any restricted stock awarded to Executive and subject
to forfeiture shall be fully vested and shall no longer be subject to
forfeiture.






     (b) The Company shall also pay to Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the
Executive as a result of such termination, including, but not limited to, all such fees and
expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any such termination or in seeking to
obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement.




     (c) In addition to all other amounts payable to Executive under this Section 2,
Executive shall be entitled to receive all benefits payable to Executive under any other
plan or agreement relating to retirement benefits.




     (d) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or other
benefit provided for in Section 2 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the
amount of any payment or other benefit provided for in Section 2 be reduced by any
compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the
Termination Date or otherwise, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.




     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will not pay to
Executive, and Executive will not be entitled to receive, any payment pursuant to Section
2(a)(ii) unless and until:




	 	(i)	 	Executive executes, and there shall be
effective following any statutory period for revocation or rescission,
a release that irrevocably and unconditionally releases the Company,
any company acquiring the Company or its assets, and their past and
current shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents from
and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, covenants,
rights and damages of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown,
anticipated or unanticipated; provided, however, that
the release shall not adversely affect Executive’s rights to receive
benefits to which he is entitled under this Agreement or Executive’s
rights to indemnification under applicable law, the charter documents
of the Company, any insurance policy maintained by the Company or any
written agreement between the Company and Executive; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Executive executes an agreement prohibiting
Executive for a period of one (1) year following the Termination Date
from soliciting, recruiting or inducing, or attempting to solicit,
recruit or induce, any employee of the Company or of any company
acquiring the Company or its assets to terminate the employee’s
employment.





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     (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any payment under this
Agreement that would otherwise be treated as deferred compensation under Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be delayed until the first day of the
seventh month after the date of “separation from service” (as determined under Section
409A).




     (g) The obligations of the Company under this Section 2 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.




3. Certain Reduction of Payments by the Company.




     (a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, prior to the payment of
any amounts pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an independent national accounting firm
designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”) shall compute whether there would be any
“excess parachute payments” payable to Executive, within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), taking into account the total
“parachute payments,” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, payable to Executive
by the Company or any successor thereto under this Agreement and any other plan, agreement
or otherwise. If there would be any excess parachute payments, the Accounting Firm will
compute the net after-tax proceeds to Executive, taking into account the excise tax imposed
by Section 4999 of the Code, if (i) the payments hereunder were reduced, but not below zero,
such that the total parachute payments payable to Executive would not exceed three (3) times
the “base amount” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, less One Dollar ($1.00), or (ii)
the payments hereunder were not reduced. If reducing the payments hereunder would result in
a greater after-tax amount to Executive, such lesser amount shall be paid to Executive. If
not reducing the payments hereunder would result in a greater after-tax amount to Executive,
such payments shall not be reduced. The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be
binding upon the Company and Executive subject to the application of Section 3(b) hereof.




     (b) As a result of uncertainty in the application of Sections 280G of the Code, it is
possible that excess parachute payments will be paid when such payment would result in a
lesser after-tax amount to Executive; this is not the intent hereof. In such cases, the
payment of any excess parachute payments will be void ab initio as regards any such
excess. Any excess will be treated as an overpayment by the Company to Executive. Executive
will return the overpayment to the Company, within fifteen (15) business days of any
determination by the Accounting Firm that excess parachute payments have been paid when not
so intended, with interest at an annual rate equal to the rate provided in Section 1274(d)
of the Code (or 120% of such rate if the Accounting Firm determines that such rate is
necessary to avoid an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code) from the date Executive
received the excess until it is repaid to the Company.



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     (c) All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the cost of retaining
experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Company and the Company shall pay such
fees, costs, and expenses as they become due. In performing the computations required
hereunder, the Accounting Firm shall assume that taxes will be paid for state and federal
purposes at the highest possible marginal tax rates which could be applicable to Executive
in the year of receipt of the payments, unless Executive agrees otherwise.




4. Definition of Certain Additional Terms.




     (a) “Cause” shall mean, and be limited to, (i) willful and gross neglect of
duties by the Executive or (ii) an act or acts committed by the Executive constituting a
felony and substantially detrimental to the Company or its reputation.




     (b) “Disability” shall mean Executive’s absence from his duties with the
Company on a full time basis for 180 consecutive business days, as a result of Executive’s
incapacity due to physical or mental illness, unless within 30 days after written notice of
intent to terminate is given by the Company following such absence Executive shall have
returned to the full time performance of Executive’s duties.




     (c) “Good Reason” shall mean if, without Executive’s express written consent,
any of the following shall occur:




	 	(i)	 	the assignment to Executive of any material
duties inconsistent with Executive’s status or position with the
Company, or any other action by the Company that results in a
substantial diminution in such status or position, excluding any
isolated, insubstantial, or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith
and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice
thereof from Executive; notwithstanding the foregoing, a change in
title and/or reporting relationship alone shall not constitute a
substantial diminution in an Executive’s status or position.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	a material reduction by the Company in
Executive’s annual base salary or target incentive in effect
immediately prior to the First Event;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the failure by the Company to continue to
provide Executive with benefits at least as favorable in the aggregate
to those enjoyed by Executive under the Company’s pension, life
insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, deferred
compensation, incentive awards, employee stock options or savings plans
in which Executive was participating at the time of the First Event,
the taking of any action by the Company that would directly or
indirectly materially




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	 	 	 	reduce any of such benefits or deprive Executive of any material
fringe benefit enjoyed at the time of the First Event, or the failure
by the Company to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation
days to which Executive is entitled at the time of the First Event,
but excluding any failure or action by the Company that is not taken
in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after
receipt of notice thereof from Executive; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the Company requiring Executive to relocate to
any place other than a location within forty miles of the location at
which Executive performed his primary duties immediately prior to the
First Event or, if Executive is based at the Company’s principal
executive offices, the relocation of the Company’s principal executive
offices to a location more than forty miles from its location
immediately prior to the First Event, except for required travel on the
Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with
Executive’s prior business travel obligations;
	 
	 	(v)	 	the failure of the Company to obtain agreement
from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as
contemplated in Section 5(b).






     (d) As used herein, other than in Section 1(a) hereof, the term “person” shall
mean an individual, partnership, corporation, estate, trust or other entity.




     (e) “Termination Date” shall mean the date of termination of Executive’s
employment, which in the case of termination for Disability shall be the 30th day
after notice is given as required in Section 4(b).




     (f) “Transition Period” shall mean the one-year period commencing on the date
of the earliest to occur of an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), 1(a)(iii) or
1(a)(iv) hereof (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on the first anniversary of the
Commencement Date.




5. Successors and Assigns.




     (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors,
legal representatives and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that the
Executive shall not have any right to assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of or transfer any
interest in this Agreement or any payments hereunder, whether directly or indirectly or in
whole or in part, without the written consent of the Company or its successor.




     (b) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase of
a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or all or substantially



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all of the assets of the Company, or by merger, consolidation or otherwise), by agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to assume expressly and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such
agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession (other than in the case of a
merger or consolidation) shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to
compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as Executive would be
entitled hereunder in the event of termination by Executive for Good Reason, except that for
purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes
effective shall be deemed the Termination Date. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall
mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid that is required to execute and deliver the agreement as provided for in this
Section 5(b) or that otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement by operation of law.



     6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Minnesota.



     7. Notices. All notices, requests and demands given to or made pursuant to this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed
by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage pre-paid,
addressed to the last known residence address of Executive or in the case of the Company, to its
principal executive office to the attention of each of the then directors of the Company with a
copy to its Secretary, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only
upon receipt.



     8. Remedies and Claim Process. If Executive disputes any determination made by the
Company regarding Executive’s eligibility for any benefits under this Agreement, the amount or
terms of payment of any benefits under this Agreement, or the Company’s application of any
provision of this Agreement, then Executive shall, before pursuing any other remedies that may be
available to Executive, seek to resolve such dispute by submitting a written claim notice to the
Company. The notice by Executive shall explain the specific reasons for Executive’s claim and
basis therefor. The Board of Directors shall review such claim and the Company will notify
Executive in writing of its response within 60 days of the date on which Executive’s notice of
claim was given. The notice responding to Executive’s claim will explain the specific reasons for
the decision. Executive shall submit a written claim hereunder before pursuing any other process
for resolution of such claim. This Section 8 does not otherwise affect any rights that Executive
or the Company may have in law or equity to seek any right or benefit under this Agreement.



     9. Severability. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it is hereby agreed that such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the other portions of this Agreement and that the remaining
covenants, terms and conditions or portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.



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     10. Integration. The benefits provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be in
lieu of any other severance pay or benefits available to Executive under any other agreement, plan
or program of the Company. In the event that any payments or benefits become payable to Executive
pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement, then this Agreement will supersede and replace any other
agreement, plan or program applicable to Executive to the extent that such other agreement, plan or
program provides for payments or benefits to Executive arising out of the involuntary termination
of Executive’s employment or termination by Executive for Good Reason. In addition, the
acceleration of stock options and restricted stock units, and lapsing of forfeiture provisions of
restricted stock, provided pursuant to Section 2(a)(iv) of this Agreement shall not be subject to
the provisions of Article 13 of the Company’s 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan (or similar successor
provision or plan).



     11. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the
parties. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party to this
Agreement of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by
such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior to similar time.



     12. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the date of this Agreement and shall
terminate, and the Term of this Agreement shall end, on the later of (A) December 31, 2012,
provided that such period shall be automatically extended for one year and from year to year
thereafter until notice of termination is given by the Company or Executive to the other party
hereto at least 60 days prior to December 31, 2012 or the one-year extension period then in effect,
as the case may be, or (B) if the Commencement Date occurs on or prior to December 31, 2012 (or
prior to the end of the extension year then in effect as provided for in clause (A) hereof), the
first anniversary of the Commencement Date.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Fair Isaac Corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[CEO’s [or other] Signature]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[Executive’s signature]	 	 







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