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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

American Science and Engineering, Inc.

 

Change in Control & Severance Benefit Agreement, as Amended and Restated

 

This is an amended and restated SEVERANCE BENEFIT & CHANGE IN CONTROL Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into between American Science and Engineering, Inc. (the “Company” or the “Employer,” either of which term shall include any successor by merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise) and                     (“Executive”) effective as of the April 1, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).

 

1.                                      Purpose of this Agreement.  The Company hereby agrees to provide severance and change in control benefits to Executive on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  These benefits are in lieu of any benefits that would otherwise be payable to Executive under the severance pay plan, if any, maintained by the Company for the benefit of senior executives or other Company employees, or by statute.  This severance agreement does not represent an employment contract for any definite term or period, which means that either Executive or the Company can terminate Executive’s employment at any time, for any reason or no reason, and with or without notice.

 

2.                                      Term of Agreement.  The Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall terminate on March 31, 2014, other than as specified in Section 9 hereof.

 

3.                                      Definitions. The following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)                                 “Affected Award” means each Stock-Based or Cash-Based Award held by Executive immediately prior to a Change in Control Qualifying Termination, other than Cash-Based Awards being used on an annual basis in place of an annual bonus described in Section 4(b)(i)(2) or incorporated into Section 5(i), as applicable.

 

(b)                                 “Affiliate” means any business entity in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, equity, profits, or voting interest of 30% or more, and includes any subsidiary.

 

(c)                                  “Base Salary” means the highest annual rate of base salary payable to Executive by the Company during the one-year period ending on Executive’s Date of Termination or, if higher and in connection with a Change in Control Qualifying Termination, the highest annual rate of base salary payable to Executive by the Company during the one-year period ending on the Change in Control.

 

(d)                                 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)                                  “Cause” means, for purposes of this Agreement, as determined by the Board in its reasonable judgment: (i) Executive’s failure to perform (other than by reason of disability), or material negligence in the performance of, his duties and responsibilities to the Company or any of its Affiliates; (ii) material breach by Executive of any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates; (iii) other conduct by Executive that is reasonably likely to be materially harmful to the business, interests or reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (iv) fraud, embezzlement or other material dishonesty by Executive with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates; (v) Executive’s conviction of, or pleading guilty or no contest to, any felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; or (vi) a breach of any confidentiality/non-competition/ non-solicitation agreement. With respect to a breach of (i), (ii), or (iii), Executive shall be given 30 days, after written notice of such breach, to cure a breach to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.

 

(f)                                   “Change in Control” or “Change in Control of the Company” shall mean the occurrence hereafter of any of the following:

 

(i)                                     Any Person, other than the Company or an Affiliate, becomes a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3, as amended, as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, of securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

(ii)                                  The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other Person, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting

 

 

securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;

 

(iii)                               The closing of a sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(iv)                              Individuals who constitute the Board of Directors on the date hereof (“Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the date hereof, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors shall be treated as an Incumbent Director unless he or she assumed office as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors; or

 

(v)                                 A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

provided, in each case, that such event also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) if necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A (as defined below).

 

(g)                                  “Change in Control Qualifying Termination” means a termination of employment if, during the period of 24 months following a Change in Control either the employment of Executive is terminated by the Employer for any reason other than for Cause or Executive terminates his or her employment with the Employer for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 3(l) below).

 

(h)                                 “Client” means any Person who is, or within the preceding 12 months was, a client, customer or portfolio company of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(i)                                     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(j)                                    “Company” means American Science & Engineering, Inc.

 

(k)                                 “Date of Termination” means the date on which Executive’s employment terminates.

 

(l)                                     “Good Reason” means (i) any action by the Company which results in a material adverse change in Executive’s reporting relationship, authority, duties or responsibilities; provided, however, that a sale or transfer of less than all or substantially all of the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other reduction of less than all or substantially all of its business or that of its subsidiaries, or the fact that the Company has become a subsidiary of another company or that the securities of the Company are no longer publicly traded, shall not be taken into account when determining whether a material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities has occurred; (ii) any material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or any materially adverse change in the amount of Executive’s annual bonus opportunity (where a “material reduction” or “materially adverse change” would be a reduction of the relevant compensation by 10% or more); or (iii) the Company requires Executive to be based at any office or location that is more than 25 miles distant from Executive’s base office or work location immediately prior to relocation, except if such new location is closer to Executive’s residence at the time such requirement is imposed.  Notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event or circumstance, such occurrence shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason unless (x) Executive gives the Company the notice of termination no more than 90 days after the initial existence of such event or circumstance, (y) such event or circumstance has not been fully corrected within 90 days of the Company’s receipt of such notice and (z) the Date of Termination occurs within 30 days following the end of the correction period if the Good Reason has not been corrected.

 

(m)                             “Non-Competition Period” means the period while Executive is employed by the Company and for one year after Executive’s employment terminates.

 

(n)                                 “Outstanding Company Common Stock” means the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

 

(o)                                 “Outstanding Company Voting Securities” means the outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

(p)                                 “Person” means any individual, entity or other person, including a group within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

(q)                                 “Qualifying Termination” means either (a) a termination of Executive’s employment by the Employer for any reason other than for Cause or (b) the Executive terminates his or her employment with the Employer for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 3(l) above).

 

(r)                                    “Short Term Incentive” means payments made pursuant to the Company’s short-term incentive plan.

 

(s)                                   “Stock-Based or Cash-Based Award” means any option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, or cash-based award granted by the Company to Executive pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Equity & Incentive Plan or any successor plan or agreement, or any other Company equity compensation plan or agreement in which Executive participated.

 

4.                                      Change in Control Severance Benefits.

 

(a)                                 Executive agrees that once any Person other than the Company, a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, or an employee benefit plan of the Company or any such subsidiary begins a tender or exchange offer or a solicitation of proxies from the Company’s security holders or takes other actions to effect a “Change in Control,” as hereinafter defined, Executive will not voluntarily terminate his or her employment with the Company (or its Affiliates) until such Person has abandoned or terminated such efforts to effect a Change in Control or until a Change in Control has occurred.  In the event that Executive voluntarily terminates his or her employment during the period described in the preceding sentence and prior to the Change in Control, he/she will not be entitled to any payments or benefits under this Agreement, other than those described in Section 4(b)(i) (or, if a Qualifying Termination as a result of Good Reason occurs before the Change in Control, Section 5).

 

(b)                                 In the case of a Change in Control Qualifying Termination, Executive shall receive the following payments and benefits, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 6:

 

(i)  Accrued Compensation.  The Company shall pay to Executive in a single lump sum, within 10 days following the Date of Termination (or such earlier date as required by law), the sum of (1) all salary and commissions earned by Executive as of the Date of Termination but not yet paid and (2) Executive’s accrued but unpaid bonuses and accrued but unused vacation earned through the Date of Termination. The foregoing amounts are referred to as “Accrued Compensation.”  In addition, the Company shall pay to Executive in cash within five business days of the Date of Termination, reimbursement for any unpaid, valid business expenses that are approvable in accordance with Company policy and that have been submitted by the Date of Termination (and shall pay any valid business expenses timely submitted after such date in accordance with Company policy).

 

(ii)  Severance Pay.  The Company shall pay to Executive in a single lump sum an amount equal to two times the sum of Executive’s annualized Base Salary plus the target Short Term Incentive amount.  Subject to any delay under Section 10, payment will be made in the first payroll after the Release Effective Date (as defined below).

 

(iii)  COBRA Premiums.  If and while Executive is eligible for and elects COBRA coverage, the Company shall pay 100% of the premium for COBRA coverage for Executive, Executive’s spouse and his qualifying dependents, until the shorter of 18 months following the Date of Termination or the date COBRA eligibility ends, as such premiums become due, provided that the Company’s payment for COBRA coverage shall only apply if and while permitted under applicable tax laws as nondiscriminatory.

 

(iv)  Stock-Based and Cash-Based Awards.

 

(1)                                 To the extent not already vested and exercisable, each Affected Award shall become fully vested and exercisable upon the occurrence of the Change in Control Qualifying Termination, subject to compliance, if necessary, with Section 409A (as defined below).  In the event Executive holds an Affected Award requiring exercise, the Company shall give Executive adequate notice and opportunity to exercise the Affected Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the equity plan under which an Affected Award was granted, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from accelerating the vesting and exercisability of any or all Affected Awards to an earlier period, and terminating unexercised awards as provided under the equity plan.

 

 

(2)                                 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4 to the contrary, if an Affected Award held by Executive is not assumed or replaced, or to be assumed or replaced, upon a Change in Control, each Affected Award held by such Executive, whether or not he or she has experienced a Qualifying Termination, shall become fully vested and, where applicable, exercisable, effective immediately prior to the Change in Control.

 

(v) Additional Discretionary Payments.  The Company may make an additional cash or stock settlement at the sole discretion of the Board.

 

5.                                      Severance Benefits.

 

In the case of a Qualifying Termination that is not a Change in Control Qualifying Termination, Executive shall receive the following payments and benefits, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 6:

 

(i)  Accrued Compensation.  The Company shall pay to Executive in a single lump sum, within 10 days following the Date of Termination (or such earlier date as required by law) the Accrued Compensation and shall deal with expense reimbursements as provided in Section 4(b)(i).

 

(ii)  Severance Pay.  The Company shall pay to Executive in a single lump sum an amount equal to one times the Executive’s annualized Base Salary.  Subject to any delay under Section 10, payment will be made in the first payroll after the Release Effective Date.

 

(iii)  COBRA Premiums.  The Company shall provide paid COBRA coverage as set forth in Section 4(b)(iii), for a maximum of 12 months.

 

6.                                      Limitation on Payments.  If any payments pursuant to the Agreement would be subject to tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Payments”), then Executive shall receive either (i) the full Payments or (ii) such lesser amount of the Payments as would yield the greatest net amount to Executive on an after-tax basis (applying the then highest aggregate marginal tax rates and Section 4999).  If a reduction of the Payments is required pursuant to subpart (ii), then the Payment will be reduced in the following order: (i) any vesting of equity awards where the equity awards will, after the Change in Control, not be for publicly-traded stock nor cashed out in the Change in Control, (ii) any taxable benefits, (iii) any cash payments (including any cash payments by reason of equity awards cashed out by reason of the Change in Control when and if those payments are counted for purposes of Section 4999), (iv) any nontaxable benefits, and (v) any vesting of equity awards that will either be cashed out in the Change in Control or be equity awards with respect to publicly traded stock, in each case in clauses (i) through (v) in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits that are to be paid the farthest in time from the date that triggers the applicability of the excise tax, to the extent necessary to maximize the reduced Payment.  The Company may elect to contest at its expense any initial IRS determination with respect to an Executive.  Executive shall cooperate reasonably with the Company in any effort by the Company to contest an IRS determination under this paragraph, including by the making of such filings and appeals as the Company may reasonably require, but nothing herein shall be construed as requiring Executive to bear any cost or expense of such a contest or in connection therewith to compromise any tax item (including without limitation any deduction or credit) other than the Section 4999 tax and related interest and penalties, if any, that are the subject of the contested IRS determination.  In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement, as determined by the nationally recognized accounting firm, the amount of such underpayment or overpayment shall be promptly paid to Executive or refunded to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at 120% of the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

All tax determinations under this Section 6 shall be made at the Company’s expense by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company in its reasonable discretion.  Any good faith determinations of this accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company and Executive.

 

7.                                      Noncompetition.  During the Non-Competition Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor (nothing contained in this Agreement, however, shall prevent Executive from passive ownership of two percent or less of the voting stock of any publicly traded company (other than the Company)), consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates within the United States or in any country in which the Company or any of its Affiliates is then doing business. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, Executive agrees not to engage in any manner in any activity that is directly or indirectly competitive or potentially competitive with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates as conducted or under consideration at any time during Executive’s employment. Executive further agrees that while Executive is employed by the Company and during the Non-Competition Period, Executive will not hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, assist in such hiring by any Person, encourage any such employee to terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or solicit or encourage any customer or vendor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its

 

 

relationship with them, or, in the case of a customer, to conduct with any Person any business or activity which such customer conducts or could conduct with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

8.                                      Payment Obligations Absolute.  Upon a Change in Control Qualifying Termination or a Qualifying Termination, the Company’s obligations to pay the benefits described in Section 4 or 5 as applicable shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or any Affiliate may have against any Executive.  In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of the Agreement, and in no event shall the amount of any payment hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of employment by another employer.

 

9.                                      Amendment; Survival.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by Executive and by a expressly authorized representative of the Company.  The provisions of Section 7 will survive any termination or nonextension of this Agreement, and the Company may not terminate this Agreement within two years following a Change in Control or provide a notice of nonrenewal effective within such two years, other than a termination or notice of nonrenewal following a cessation of employment that is not a Change in Control Qualifying Termination.

 

10.                               Withholding; Section 409A.  All payments and benefits hereunder shall be subject to reduction for applicable tax withholdings.  If and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to Executive in connection with his or her employment termination is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) and Executive is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination Executive hereby agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A) or (ii) the tenth day following the date of Executive’s death following such separation from service (the “New Payment Date”).  The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to Executive during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in the first payroll period beginning after such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule.  Executive acknowledges that the structure and history of this Agreement make it likely under current law that payments of severance under Sections 4(b)(ii) and 5(a)(ii) above will be delayed by six months.  This Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A and this Agreement shall, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance therewith.  Terms defined in this Agreement will have the meanings given such terms under Section 409A if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A.  In any event, the Company makes no representations or warranty and will have no liability to Executive or any other person if any provisions of or payments under this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A but not to satisfy the conditions of that section.

 

11.                               Indemnification.  The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Executive in connection with efforts to enforce his or her rights under this Agreement to the extent that the Executive prevails on any material issue raised in such action and will indemnify and hold harmless the Executive from and against any damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Executive in connection with any litigation or threatened litigation, including any regulatory proceedings, arising out of the making, performance or enforcement of this Agreement.

 

12.                               Source of Payment.  Nothing herein shall be construed as establishing a trust or as requiring the Company to set aside funds to meet its obligations hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board in its discretion so determines, the Company may establish a so-called “rabbi trust” or similar arrangement to assist it in meeting any such obligations that it may have.

 

13.                               Required Release.  The Company’s obligation to provide severance pay and other benefits under this Agreement, however, is subject (a) to Executive’s signing a release of claims in favor of the Company in the form to be provided by the Company that becomes enforceable within 60 days (or such shorter period as the Company specifies) following the Date of Termination (the “Release”); and (b) to Executive’s meeting in full his or her obligations under any other agreements in effect between Executive and the Company.  The “Release Effective Date” is the date the Release becomes enforceable, provided that if the 60 day period for providing an enforceable Release extends into a calendar year subsequent to the year containing the Date of Termination, the Release Effective Date will be no earlier than the first business day of such subsequent year.  The Executive must also acknowledge his or her continuing responsibility to honor any non-compete and non-solicitation obligations previously undertaken by Executive for a period of one year from the Termination Date or such other period as the obligations specify.

 

14.                               Nondisparagement.  Executive agrees to not make any oral or written communication to any person or entity which has the effect of damaging the reputation of, or otherwise working in any way to the detriment of, the Company, its

 

 

officers, directors or management other than as required by law or in performance of his or her duties to the Company (such as in a performance review).

 

15.                               Notices.  Any and all notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, and addressed to Executive at his last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its principal place of business, attention of the President, or to such other address as either party may specify by notice to the other actually received.

 

16.                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of Executive’s severance from employment with the Company and its Affiliates, including, as of the Effective Date, the prior terms of Executive’s Change in Control & Severance Benefit Agreement with the Company.

 

17.                               Severability.  Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable such that if any one provision or clause conflicts with existing or future applicable law, or may not be given full effect because of such law, this shall not affect any other provision of the Agreement which, consistent with such law, shall remain in full force and effect.  All surviving clauses shall be construed so as to effectuate the purpose and intent of the parties.

 

18.                               Headings.  The headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement.

 

19.                               Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

20.                               Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

Signatures on Following Page

 

 

	
EXECUTIVE
    	
 
    	
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:Exhibit 10.1

 

SUPERMEDIA INC.

 

AWARD AGREEMENT

 

(“Grantee”)

 

	
Date of Award:
    	
[                  ],   2013
    
	
Target Incentive Amount for 2013   Measurement Period:
    	
$
    
	
Target Incentive Amount for 2014   Measurement Period:
    	
$
    
	
Target Goals:
    	
As set forth on Exhibit A
    

 

1.                                      GRANT OF AWARD.  The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of SuperMedia Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the Company’s 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and 2013 Cash Long Term Incentive Plan, hereby awards to you, the above-named Grantee, effective as of the Date of Award set forth above (the “Date of Award”), an incentive bonus award that entitles you to become eligible to receive cash payment(s) from the Company in the amounts as determined as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Incentive Amounts”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Agreement (this “Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.

 

Under this Agreement, you have an opportunity to earn an incentive cash payment based upon the achievement of the performance goals assigned to you by the Committee for each of the two fiscal years within the two-year period beginning January 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2014 (such two-year period referred to herein as the “Performance Period,” and each fiscal year during the Performance Period referred to herein as a “Measurement Period”), as compared with the target performance goals established for you by the Committee for the applicable Measurement Period.  The target performance goals for the 2013 Measurement Period are set forth on Exhibit A and the target performance goals for the 2014 Measurement Period shall be established by the Committee on or before March 31, 2014.

 

The Committee may not increase the amount payable under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in its sole discretion, the Committee may reduce your Target Incentive Amount for a Performance Period and reduce the amount of the award payable under this Agreement.  If the threshold performance goals are not achieved for a Measurement Period then the award pursuant to this Agreement related to such Measurement Period shall lapse and be forfeited as of the end of the applicable Measurement Period. The Committee’s determinations with respect to a Measurement Period or Performance Period for purposes of this Agreement shall be binding upon all persons.

 

2.                                      TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/CHANGE IN CONTROL.  The following provisions will apply in the event your employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates on or before the end of the Performance Period.

 

2.1                               Termination Generally.  Except as specified in Sections 2.2 through 2.5 below, if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates on or before the payment of the Award hereunder, all of your rights under this Agreement will lapse and be completely forfeited on the date your employment terminates.

 

 

2.2                               Termination Without Cause or For Good Reason.  Except as provided in Section 2.3, if the Company terminates your employment without Cause or if you terminate your employment with the Company for Good Reason (a) following the end of the 2013 Measurement Period and before the end of the Performance Period, then the Company shall pay to you in cash an amount equal to the amount, if any, you actually would have received under this Agreement with respect to the 2013 Measurement Period as if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates had not been so terminated; or (b) following the end of the 2014 Measurement Period and before the Incentive Amounts, if any, are paid, then the Company shall pay to you in cash an amount equal to the amount you actually would have received under this Agreement with respect to the 2013 and 2014 Measurement Periods as if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates had not been so terminated.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company terminates your employment without Cause or if you terminate your employment with the Company for Good Reason before January 1, 2014, and a Potential or Actual Change in Control of the Company does not occur prior to January 1, 2014, all of your rights under this Agreement with respect to any Incentive Amounts hereunder will lapse and be completely forfeited on the date your employment so terminates.  Any amount payable to you under this Section 2.2 shall be paid to you by the Company at the same time similarly situated employees receive Incentive Amounts for such Measurement Period.

 

2.3                               Potential or Actual Change in Control of the Company.

 

(i)                                     Employed upon a Change in Control of the Company.  If you are employed by the Company upon a Change in Control of the Company, then on the Payment Date the Company shall pay to you in cash an amount determined in accordance with Section 2.3(iii), less any amounts you previously received under this Agreement.

 

(ii)                                  Termination without Cause or Termination for Good Reason in Connection with a Potential Change in Control of the Company Before the End of the Performance Period.  If the Company terminates your employment without Cause or if you terminate your employment with the Company for Good Reason before the end of the Performance Period and prior to a Change in Control of the Company (whether or not a Change in Control of the Company ever occurs), and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control of the Company or is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control of the Company (whether or not a Change in Control of the Company ever occurs), then on the Payment Date the Company shall pay to you in cash an amount determined in accordance with Section 2.3(iii), less any amounts you previously received under this Agreement.

 

(iii)                               Change in Control Amount.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Agreement, if a Change in Control of the Company occurs during the 2013 Measurement Period (or with respect to payments pursuant to Section 2.3(ii), if an actual Change in Control does not occur, the date a Change in Control of the Company was scheduled to occur during the 2013 Measurement Period), the amount payable to you under Section 2.3(i) or 2.3(ii), as applicable, shall be equal to the actual amount you would have received under this Agreement based on actual results for the 2013 Measurement Period as of the date of the Change in Control of the Company (or, if no Change in Control occurs, the date a Change in Control was scheduled to occur multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days you were employed by the Company during the 2013 Measurement Period and the denominator of which is 365.   If a Change in Control of the Company occurs during the 2014 Measurement Period (or with respect to payments pursuant to Section 2.3(ii), if an actual Change in Control does not occur, the date a Change in Control of the Company was scheduled to occur during the 2014

 

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Measurement Period), the amount payable to you under Section 2.3(i) or 2.3(ii), as applicable, shall be equal to the sum of (a) and (b) where (a) is an amount equal to the amount, if any, you actually would have received under this Agreement with respect to the 2013 Measurement Period and (b) is the actual amount you would have received under this Agreement with respect to the 2014 Measurement Period based on actual results for the 2014 Measurement Period as of the date of the Change in Control of the Company (or, if no Change in Control occurs, the date a Change in Control was scheduled to occur) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days you were employed by the Company during the 2014 Measurement Period and the denominator of which is 365.

 

(iv)                              Payment Date.  An amount payable to you under Section 2.3(i) shall be paid to you by the Company within 30 days following the effective date of the applicable Change in Control of the Company.   An amount payable to you under Section 2.3(ii) shall be paid to you by the Company on the first regular payroll date next following your termination of employment or such later date as may be required under Section 5.

 

2.4                               Disability.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates because you incur a Disability before the end of the Performance Period and while in the active employ of the Company or its Affiliates, then on the Payment Date the Company will pay you in cash an amount equal to the amount, if any, you would have received under this Agreement if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates had not been terminated before the end of the Performance Period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the period commencing on January 1, 2013 and ending on the date of your termination due to a Disability and the denominator of which is 730, less any amounts you previously received under this Agreement.  If you are eligible for a payment under this Section 2.4 and die prior to receiving such payment, the Company shall pay your estate the amount as determined in the preceding sentence.   For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Disability” means, as determined by the Committee in its discretion exercised in good faith, any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months and that would entitle you to payment of disability income payments under the Company’s long-term disability insurance policy or plan for employees as then in effect for a period of not less than three months; or in the event that you are not covered, for whatever reason, under the Company’s long-term disability insurance policy or plan for employees or in the event the Company does not maintain such a long-term disability insurance policy, “Disability” means you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months.  A determination of Disability may be made by a physician selected or approved by the Committee and, in this respect, you shall submit to an examination by such physician upon request by the Committee.

 

2.5                               Death.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if you die before the end of the Performance Period and while in the active employ of the Company, then on the Payment Date the Company will pay your estate in cash an amount equal to the amount, if any, you would have received under this Agreement if your employment with the Company and its Affiliates had not terminated due to your death before the end of the Performance Period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the period commencing on January 1, 2013 and ending on the date of your death and the denominator of which is 730, less any amounts you previously received under this Agreement.

 

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2.6                               Definitions.

 

(i)                                     Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” means your (a) conviction or plea of nolo contendre to a felony; (b) commission of fraud or a material act or omission involving dishonesty with respect to the Company or its Affiliates, as reasonably determined by the Company; (c) willful failure or refusal to carry out the material responsibilities of your employment, as reasonably determined by the Company; (d) gross negligence, willful misconduct, or engaging in a pattern of behavior which has had or is reasonably likely to have a significant adverse effect on the Company, as reasonably determined by the Company; or (e) willfully engaging in any act or omission that is in material violation of a material policy of the Company, including, without limitation, policies on business ethics and conduct, and policies on the use of inside information and insider trading.

 

(ii)                                  Good Reason.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” means (a) a material adverse change in your status or position, including, without limitation, any material diminution in your position, duties, responsibilities or authority or the assignment to you of duties or responsibilities that are materially inconsistent with your status or position or, if applicable, a material breach by the Company of your employment agreement; (b) a material reduction in your annual base salary or a failure to pay same; (c) a material reduction in your target incentive award opportunities, expressed as a percentage of your base salary; (d) the relocation of your principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the current location; or (e) at the time of a Change in Control of the Company, the successor or acquiring company fails or refuses to assume the obligations of the Company under this Agreement or, if applicable, your employment agreement.  Before terminating employment for Good Reason, you must specify in writing to the Company the nature of the act or omission that you deem to constitute Good Reason and provide the Company 30 days after receipt of such notice to review and, if applicable, correct the situation (and thus prevent your termination for Good Reason).

 

(iii)                               Payment Date.  If the threshold performance goals are achieved for the Performance Period and you have been in the continuous employ of the Company or its Affiliates through the end of the Performance Period or are eligible for a payment pursuant to Sections 2.4 or 2.5, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Incentive Amounts payable for such Performance Period will be paid to you (or your estate if applicable) during the period commencing January 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2015, as determined by the Committee.  The Company is liable for the payment of any amounts that become due under this Agreement.

 

3.                                      TAX WITHHOLDING.  To the extent that any payment pursuant to this Agreement results in income, wages or other compensation to you for any income, employment or other tax purposes with respect to which the Company or its Affiliates have a withholding obligation under federal, state or local law, the Company is authorized to withhold from any such payment under this Agreement any tax required to be withheld by reason of such taxable income, wages or compensation sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation.

 

4.                                      NONTRANSFERABILITY.  Your rights under this Agreement may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of.  Any such attempted sale, assignment, pledge, exchange, hypothecation, transfer, encumbrance or disposition in violation of this Agreement shall be void and the Company shall not be bound thereby.

 

5.                                      SECTION 409A.  It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the accompanying U.S. Treasury Regulations and pronouncements thereunder, and that this Agreement be operated in a manner consistent with such requirements to the extent applicable.  If you are identified by the Company as a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code on the date on which

 

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you have a “separation from service” (other than due to death) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any payment of cash or transfer of shares payable on account of a separation from service that are deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code will take place on the earlier of (i) the first business day following the expiration of six months from your separation from service, (ii) the date of your death, or (iii) such earlier date as complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

6.                                      EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.  For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as you have an employment relationship with the Company or its Affiliates.  The Committee shall determine any questions as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment relationship, and the cause of such termination, and the Committee’s determination shall be final and binding on all persons.

 

7.                                      NOT AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.  This Agreement is not an employment agreement, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to create an employment relationship between you and the Company or guarantee the right to remain employed by the Company for any specified term.

 

8.                                      LIMIT OF LIABILITY.  Under no circumstances will the Company be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages (including lost profits) of any form incurred by any person, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the form of the act in which such a claim may be brought, with respect to this Agreement.

 

9.                                      AFFILIATES.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliates” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association, trust or other entity or organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (a) to vote more than fifty percent (50%) of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the controlled entity or organization, or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

10.                               GOVERNING LAW.  The provisions of this Agreement and your rights hereunder shall be construed, administered and governed under the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.  You are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Texas to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to this Agreement.

 

11.                               AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may not be amended except by a writing signed by the Company and the Grantee.

 

12.                               MISCELLANEOUS.  The terms “you” and “your” refer to the Grantee named in this Agreement.

 

In accepting the award set forth in this Agreement you accept and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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Exhibit A
 Incentive Amounts

 

The Incentive Amounts actually payable to you for the 2013 and 2014 Measurement Periods shall be determined based on the Company’s relative achievement during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years of the performance metrics established by the Committee for EBITDA and Multi-product ad sales, as set forth below.

 

The amount payable to you under this Agreement as your award for the applicable Measurement Period is equal to an amount calculated as [(A x B) + (A x C)], where:

 

A = one-half of your Target Incentive Amount for the applicable Measurement Period

 

B = the applicable EBITDA Incentive Multiplier for such Measurement Period

 

C = the applicable Multi-product Ad Sales Incentive Multiplier for such Measurement Period

 

The EBITDA target performance objective for the 2013 Measurement Period is [·] (the “EBITDA Target”).  The EBITDA Incentive Multiplier will be a percentage that results from interpolating actual Company results from Column 1A below with the incentive multiplier range in Column 1B for the applicable Measurement Period:

 

	
Column 1A
    Percentage Achievement of
   EBITDA Target
    	
 
    	
Column 1B
    EBITDA
   Incentive Multiplier
    	
 
    
	
90   
    	
%
    	
5
    	
%
    
	
93.7   
    	
%
    	
32.5
    	
%
    
	
98   
    	
%
    	
45
    	
%
    
	
100   
    	
%
    	
50
    	
%
    
	
105   
    	
%
    	
52.5
    	
%
    
	
120   
    	
%
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

The Multi-product Ad Sales target performance objective for the 2013 Measurement Period is [·] (the “Multi-product Ad Sales Target”).  The Multi-product Ad Sales Incentive Multiplier will be the percentage that results from interpolating on a straight-line basis the actual Company results from Column 2A with the incentive multiplier range in Column 2B for the applicable Measurement Period:

 

	
Column 2A
    Percentage Achievement of
   Multi-product Ad Sales Target
    	
 
    	
Column 2B
    Multi-product Ad Sales
   Incentive Multiplier
    	
 
    
	
90
    	
%
    	
5
    	
%
    
	
95
    	
%
    	
35
    	
%
    
	
100
    	
%
    	
50
    	
%
    
	
105
    	
%
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

 

Calculation of the Company’s EBITDA and Multi-product Ad Sales results for each Measurement Period, and any Incentive Amounts payable to you for each Measurement Period and the Performance Period, will be as determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

The EBITDA Target and Multi-product Ad Sales Target, along with threshold and maximum performance levels and fixed points of performance achievement that correspond to specified incentive multipliers for the 2014 Measurement Period, shall be established by the Committee on or before March 31, 2014.  You will be informed of the EBITDA Target and Multi-product Ad Sales Target, along with threshold and maximum performance levels and fixed points of performance achievement that correspond to specified incentive multipliers for the 2014 Measurement Period as soon as practicable following the Committee’s establishment of the targets and performance and payout ranges.

 

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