Document:

Exhibit 10.1

  

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of November 21, 2014, is between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and John Tague (the "Executive").

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the primary operating subsidiary of the Company ("Hertz"), and for the Executive to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms of the Executive's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1.            Agreement to Employ; Employment Period; No Conflict.

 

(a)            Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment, for the period commencing on November 21, 2014 (the "Commencement Date") until December 31, 2017 (or such earlier date upon which the Executive's employment is terminated in accordance with Section 5).  The period during which the Executive is employed pursuant to this Agreement shall be referred to as the "Employment Period."

 

(b)            The Executive represents that he is entering into this Agreement voluntarily and that he is not subject to any contractual restriction that would prevent him from functioning as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Hertz, or limit his ability to do so at any time during the Employment Period (the "Executive Representation").

 

(c)            The Company represents that it has full authority and all necessary approvals to enter into this Agreement.

 

2.            Position and Responsibilities.  During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Hertz, with such duties and responsibilities as are customarily assigned to individuals serving in such position and such other duties and responsibilities as may be specified by the Board from time to time.  During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as a member of the Board.  The Executive shall report directly to the Board.  During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote all of his skill, knowledge and working time to the conscientious performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder, except for (i) reasonable vacation time and absence for sickness or similar disability and (ii) to the extent that it does not interfere with the performance of the

 

Executive's duties hereunder, (A) such reasonable time as may be devoted to the fulfillment of civic responsibilities  and, as approved in advance by the Board, service on boards of directors and (B) reasonable time as may be necessary from time to time for personal financial matters.

 

3.            Compensation and Incentives.

 

(a)            Base Salary.  As compensation for the services performed by the Executive hereunder, during the Employment Period the Executive shall be paid an annual base salary of $1,450,000 (the "Base Salary"), payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices applicable to senior executives.  Payment of the Base Salary payable under this Section 3(a) shall be deferred to the extent that the Executive so elects under the terms of any deferred compensation or savings plan that may be maintained or established by the Company; provided, any such deferral shall be disregarded for purposes of all references to Base Salary hereunder.

 

(b)            Annual Incentive Bonus.  Commencing in fiscal year 2015, during the Employment Period, the Executive shall participate in the Company's annual bonus plan as in effect from time to time for the Company's senior executives (the "Executive Incentive Plan") with a target annual incentive bonus of 150% of his Base Salary (the "Target Annual Bonus") and a maximum amount determined in accordance with the terms of the Executive Incentive Plan, with actual bonus payments determined based on performance results versus the applicable targets established by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof (the "Compensation Committee") under the Executive Incentive Plan.  Subject to the Executive's continued employment through the applicable payment dates under the Executive Incentive Plan, with respect to (i) fiscal year 2014, the Executive shall receive an annual bonus of $108,750, and (ii) fiscal year 2015, the Executive shall receive an annual bonus of no less than 60% of his Target Annual Bonus.

 

(c)            Equity Investment and Incentives.

 

  (i)     Share Investment. The Executive has offered to purchase on the open market $2,000,000 in shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), upon commencing employment with the Company. The Executive has committed not to dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber such shares prior to the termination of the Employment Period. The Board endorses the Executive's investment as demonstrative of his commitment to the Company.

 

  (ii)     Stock Options. On the Commencement Date, pursuant to the Company's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan"), the Company shall grant to the Executive options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Option Grant") on the terms set forth in the Employee Stock Option Agreements attached as Exhibits A and B hereto.

 

  (iii)     Performance Stock Units. As soon as practicable following the date that the Form S-8 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Omnibus Incentive Plan becomes effective, the Company shall grant to the Executive, pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan, performance stock units with a target opportunity of 350,000 shares of Common Stock and a maximum opportunity of 525,000 

2

shares of Common Stock (the "PSU Grant") on the terms set forth in the Performance Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit C hereto.

 

4.            Benefits; Perquisites, Etc.

 

(a)            Benefits.  During the Employment Period, all employee and senior executive benefits (other than severance benefits), including life, medical, dental and disability insurance, shall be provided to the Executive in accordance with the programs of the Company then available to its senior executives, as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time.  During the Employment Period, subject to generally applicable eligibility requirements, the Executive shall also be entitled to participate in all of the Company's tax-qualified and non-qualified profit sharing, pension, retirement, supplemental retirement (e.g., SERP, Excess and Restoration plans), deferred compensation and savings plans then available to its senior executives, as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time, at levels and having interests commensurate with the Executive's then current period of service, compensation and position.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as expressly provided herein, the Executive shall not participate in any of the severance plans, programs, policies or arrangements of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

(b)            Perquisites.  During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all perquisite programs generally available from time to time to senior executives of the Company on the terms and conditions then prevailing under such programs.

 

(c)            Relocation; COBRA.  The Executive shall be eligible for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred in connection with his relocation of his primary residence to Estero, Florida (including reasonable transaction expenses incurred in connection with the purchase of a residence in or around Estero, Florida), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Senior Executive Relocation Policy For The Headquarters Move to Estero, Florida (the "Relocation Policy"); provided that no assistance shall be provided in respect of the sale of the Executive's Texas residence.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable, documented expenses incurred in connection with (i) renting a temporary residence in or around Estero, Florida from the Commencement Date through February 1, 2015, (ii) travel by the Executive and his spouse between Estero, Florida and his Texas residence during the first 90 days following the Commencement Date and (iii) the shipment of household items from the Executive's residences in California and Texas. In addition, if the Executive timely applies for group health plan continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 from his prior employer, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the cost of the premiums for the first 60 days of such coverage.

 

(d)            Business Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel, lodging and meal expenses incurred by him in connection with his performance of services hereunder upon submission of information required to be provided under the Company's policy for reimbursement of business expenses.  The Company shall pay the Executive's reasonable costs of legal counsel incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and documents ancillary thereto at his counsel's ordinary billable rates (plus expenses), up to a maximum amount of $20,000.

3

(e)            Vacation.  The Executive shall be entitled to four weeks' paid vacation annually.

 

5.            Termination of Employment Not in Connection with a Change in Control.

 

(a)            Good Leaver Termination.  The Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate upon his death, and the Company may terminate the Executive's employment as a result of the Executive's "Disability" (as defined below) or without "Cause" (as defined below).  In addition, the Executive may terminate his employment for "Good Reason" (as defined below).  For purposes of this Agreement, a termination of employment as a result of any of the foregoing circumstances shall be referred to as a "Good Leaver Termination."  In the event of a Good Leaver Termination, the Executive shall only be entitled to the payments and benefits provided for in Sections 5(e)(i) and 5(e)(ii).

 

(b)            Termination by the Company for Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive's employment for Cause.  In the event of such a termination of employment, the Executive shall only be entitled to the payments and benefits provided for in Section 5(e)(i).

 

(c)            Termination by the Executive Without Good Reason.  The Executive may terminate his employment without Good Reason.  In the event of a termination by the Executive of his employment without Good Reason, the Executive shall only be entitled to the payments and benefits provided for in Section 5(e)(i).

 

(d)            Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

 

  (i)     "Cause" means, as determined by the Board, (A) willful and continued failure of to perform substantially Executive's material duties to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity as a result of physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance specifying the manner in which the Executive has not performed such duties is delivered to the Executive by the Board, (B) engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (C) one or more acts of fraud or personal dishonesty resulting in or intended to result in personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (D) substantial abusive use of alcohol, drugs or similar substances that, in the sole judgment of the Company, impairs the Executive's job performance, (E) material violation of any Company policy that results in harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (F) indictment for or conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere) to a felony or of any crime (whether or not a felony) involving moral turpitude or (G) a breach of the Executive Representation. A termination of employment for "Cause" shall include a determination following the Executive's termination of employment for any reason that the circumstances existed prior to such termination for the Company to have terminated the Executive's employment for Cause.

 

  (ii)     "Disability" means a physical or mental disability or infirmity that prevents or is reasonably expected to prevent the Executive's performance of his employment-related duties for a period of six months or longer and, within 30 days after the Company notifies the Executive in writing that it intends to terminate his 

4

employment, the Executive shall not have returned to the performance of his employment-related duties on a full-time basis; provided that,with respect to any compensation that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor thereto) (the "Code"), "Disability" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(c) of the Code. The Board's reasoned and good faith judgment of Disability shall be final, binding and conclusive, and shall be based on such competent medical evidence as shall be presented to it by the Executive and/or by any physician or group of physicians or other competent medical expert employed by the Executive or by the Company to advise the Board.

 

  (iii)     "Good Reason" means without the Executive's consent, (A) material reduction by the Company of the Executive's Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus, (B) failure of the Executive to be nominated by the Company or elected or reelected as a director, (C) a material diminution in the Executive's duties or responsibilities or the assignment to him of any duties or responsibilities inconsistent with the Executive's position and status as Chief Executive Officer, (D) a change in the Executive's reporting relationship such that he no longer reports directly to the Board, (E) failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction, or (F) any purported termination by the Company of Executive's employment otherwise than as expressly described herein; in each case provided that, within 30 days of any such occurrence, the Executive shall have delivered to the Board a Notice of Termination that specifically identifies such occurrence and the Company shall have failed to cure such circumstance within 10 days of receipt of such notice.

 

(e)            Entitlements Upon Terminations.

 

  (i)     All Terminations. Following any termination of the Executive's employment hereunder (by the Executive or by the Company), the Company shall pay the Executive (A) his full Base Salary through the Date of Termination only and (B) accrued but unpaid annual vacation (the benefits described in clauses (A) and (B), the "Accrued Obligations"). The Executive shall also retain all of his rights to benefits provided for under the terms of the employee and executive benefit plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant in accordance with and subject to the terms of such plans as in effect from time to time, including the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The payments and benefits provided hereunder shall be in lieu of any payments or benefits available under any severance plans, programs, policies or arrangements of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, if any, as in effect on the Date of Termination.

 

  (ii)     Good Leaver Termination. In the event of a Good Leaver Termination, subject to entering into a release of claims in the form customarily used by the Company for such purpose (the "Release"), such Release becoming irrevocable within 55 days following the Date of Termination (the such 55th day, the "Release Deadline") and compliance with the Executive's obligations hereunder, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits consisting of:

5

    (A)     any earned, but unpaid annual bonus for fiscal years of the Company that are completed as of the Date of Termination;

 

    (B)     vesting of any unvested portion of the Option Grant or PSU Grant to the extent provided under, and in accordance with the terms of, the applicable award agreements; and

 

    (C)     eligibility for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred in connection with his relocation to Texas (including reasonable transaction expenses incurred in connection with the sale of his residence in or around Estero, Florida), in accordance with the terms of the Relocation Policy.

 

Subject to Section 16(k), the payment provided for in clause (A) of this Section 5(e)(ii) shall be made on the first business day following the Release Deadline so long as the Release has been executed and has become irrevocable as of no later than the Release Deadline; provided, however, except as otherwise required by Section 409A of the Code (including Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(g)), the occurrence of the Release Deadline shall be tolled and extended by any period of bona fide dispute extending past the Release Deadline.  In the event that the Release has not been executed and become irrevocable as of the Release Deadline, the Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations.

(f)            Date of Termination.  As used in this Agreement, the term "Date of Termination" means (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death, (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, (iii) if the Executive terminates his employment without Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which shall be no less than 30 days following the date of delivery of such Notice of Termination, or such earlier date as the Company may choose at any time after receipt of such Notice of Termination), and (iv) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, as a result of the Executive's Disability or by the Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which shall be no less than 20 and no more than 40 days following the date of delivery of such Notice of Termination).

 

(g)            Notice of Termination.  Any termination of employment pursuant to Section 5(a), 5(b) or 5(c) shall be communicated by a written "Notice of Termination" addressed to the other party or parties to this Agreement.  A "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice stating that the Executive's employment hereunder has been or shall be terminated, indicating the specific termination provisions in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for such termination of employment.  In the event of a Notice of Termination delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5(b) or the Executive pursuant to Section 5(c), if the recipient of the Notice of Termination cures the circumstances giving rise to such notice within the applicable time periods provided for in Section 5(d), the party delivering such notice may rescind the Notice of Termination and, in the absence of such rescission, such notice shall be deemed a Notice of Termination by the Company without Cause, or by the Executive without Good Reason, as the case may be.

6

(h)            Resignation from Board Memberships.  Effective as of any Date of Termination under Section 5 or otherwise as of the date of the Executive's termination of employment, the Executive shall (unless otherwise requested by the Board) immediately resign, in writing, from membership on the Board and the board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company.

 

(i)            No Obligation to Mitigate Damages; No Offset.  The Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.  No amounts paid to or earned by the Executive following his termination of employment with the Company shall reduce or be set off against any amounts payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

 

6.            Termination of Employment in Connection with a Change in Control.  If the Executive's employment is terminated under circumstances that would entitle him to compensation and benefits under the Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2014, between the Company and the Executive (the "Change in Control Agreement"), Section 5 hereof shall be superseded in its entirety by the Change in Control Agreement.

 

7.            Unauthorized Disclosure.  During and following termination of his employment with the Company for any reason, except to the extent required by an order of a court having apparent jurisdiction or under subpoena from an appropriate government agency, in which event, the Executive shall use his best efforts to consult with the Board prior to responding to any such order or subpoena, and except in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, the Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person (other than an executive or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Executive of his duties as an executive of the Company) any confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data that is not theretofore publicly known and in the public domain obtained by him while in the employ of the Company with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or with respect to any products, improvements, customers, methods of distribution, sales, prices, profits, costs, contracts, suppliers, business prospects, business methods, techniques, research, trade secrets or know-how of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, "Proprietary Information"), except for (i) publicly available information (provided such information became publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this confidentiality clause) or (ii) disclosure to the Executive's legal counsel to the extent such legal counsel needs to know the information to protect the Executive's legal rights, provided that such counsel shall maintain the confidentiality of such information and shall be bound by this Section to the same extent as the Executive.  The Executive shall be fully responsible for any disclosure by such counsel.

 

8.            Non-Competition.  During the period of the Executive's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and, as a condition to receiving severance entitlements, thereafter during the two-year period following any termination of the Executive's employment (the "Restriction Period"), the Executive shall not engage directly or indirectly in, become employed by, serve as an agent or consultant to, or become a partner, principal or stockholder of any partnership, corporation or other entity which competes with the car or equipment rental business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any county within the 

7

United States or any comparable geographical area outside the United States in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is then engaged in such business; provided that the Executive's passive ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding voting shares of any publicly held company which otherwise would be prohibited under this Section 8 shall not constitute competition with the Company.

 

9.            Non-Solicitation of Employees.  During the period of the Executive's employment and, as a condition to receiving severance entitlements, thereafter during the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for his own account or for the account of any other person or entity with which he is or becomes associated in any capacity, (a) solicit for employment or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates with any person who at any time within the six months preceding such solicitation, employment or interference is or was employed by or otherwise so engaged to perform services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, other than any such solicitation or employment on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company during the Executive's employment with the Company, or (b) induce any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to engage in any activity which the Executive is prohibited from engaging in under any of Sections 7, 8, 9 or 10 hereof or to terminate his or her employment with the Company.

 

10.            Non-Solicitation of Clients.  During the period of the Executive's employment and, as a condition to receiving severance entitlements, thereafter during the  Restriction Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or otherwise attempt to establish for himself or any other person, firm or entity any business relationship, respecting any business that is one of the businesses conducted by the Company, with any person, firm or entity which, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of the Executive's termination of employment, was a significant customer, client or distributor of the Company (in each case, excluding any retail customer or client) or any of its subsidiaries, except during the Executive's employment with and on behalf of the Company.

 

11.            Return of Documents and Company Property.  In the event of the termination of the Executive's employment for any reason, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all non-personal documents and data of any nature and in whatever medium pertaining to the Executive's employment with the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (for which purpose, the Executive's rolodex or other address book shall be considered personal) or any other property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and he shall not take with him any such property, documents or data of any description or any reproduction thereof, or any documents containing or pertaining to any Proprietary Information.

 

12.            Enforcement of Covenants.

 

(a)            Injunctive Relief.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants, obligations and agreements of the Executive contained in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants, obligations or agreements shall cause the Company irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law.  Therefore, the Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief (without the 

8

requirement to post bond) as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain the Executive from committing any violation of the covenants, obligations or agreements referred to in this Section 12(a).  These injunctive remedies are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may have.  The Restriction Period shall be tolled during (and shall be deemed automatically extended by) any period during which the Executive is in violation of the provisions of Sections 8, 9 or 10.  The Company and the Executive hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of the city of the Company's headquarters and the Federal courts of the United States of America, in each case located in (or located nearest to) the city of the Company's headquarters, in respect of the injunctive remedies set forth in this Section 12(a) and the interpretation and enforcement of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 solely insofar as such interpretation and enforcement relate to an application for injunctive relief in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12(a), and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that (i) the sole and exclusive appropriate venue for any suit or proceeding relating solely to such injunctive relief shall be in such a court, (ii) all claims with respect to any application solely for such injunctive relief shall be heard and determined exclusively in such a court, (iii) any such court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any dispute relating to an application solely for such injunctive relief, and (iv) each party hereby waives any and all objections and defenses based on forum, venue or personal or subject matter jurisdiction as they may relate to an application solely for such injunctive relief in a suit or proceeding brought before such a court in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12(a).

 

(b)            Forfeiture of Payments.  The Executive agrees that receipt of the severance entitlements under Section 5(e) is conditioned upon the Executive's observance of Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10.  The Executive further agrees that in the event of his failure to observe the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9 or 10, (i) the Company shall be entitled to discontinue providing the severance entitlements under Section 5(e) and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Executive any severance entitlements provided to the Executive under Section 5(e).  The foregoing shall be in addition to any other remedies or rights the Company may have at law or at equity as a result of the Executive's failure to observe such provisions.

 

(c)            Certain Acknowledgments.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Executive will have a prominent role in the management of the business, and the development of the goodwill, of the Company and its subsidiaries and will establish and develop relations and contacts with the principal customers and suppliers of the Company and its subsidiaries in the United States of America and the rest of the world, all of which constitute valuable goodwill of, and could be used by the Executive to compete unfairly with, the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) in the course of his employment with the Company, the Executive will obtain confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets concerning the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates in the United States of America and the rest of the world that could be used to compete unfairly with the Company and its subsidiaries, (iii) the covenants and restrictions contained in this Agreement are intended to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and its affiliates in their respective goodwill, trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, (iv) the Executive desires to be bound by such covenants and restrictions, (v) such covenants are a material inducement for the Company to offer employment to the Executive and enter into this Agreement, and (vi) his economic means and circumstances are such that the provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictive 

9

covenants in this Agreement, will not prevent him from providing for himself and his family on a basis satisfactory to him and them.

 

(d)            Blue Pencil.  It is the desire of the parties to this Agreement that the provisions of Sections 7 through 12, in particular, be interpreted and enforced to the greatest extent possible (and consistent with Section 16(e)).

 

13.            Assumption of Agreement.  The Company shall require any successor (by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform the obligations of the Company under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

14.            Indemnification; Cooperation.

 

(a)            The Company agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law from and against any and all liabilities, costs, claims and expenses including without limitation all costs and expenses incurred in defense of litigation, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the employment of the Executive hereunder, except to the extent arising out of or based upon the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Executive.  Costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in defense of any such litigation, including attorneys' fees, shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such litigation promptly upon receipt by the Company of (i) a written request for payment, (ii) appropriate documentation evidencing the incurrence, amount and nature of the costs and expenses for which payment is being sought, and (iii) an undertaking adequate under Delaware law made by or on behalf of the Executive to repay the amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined that the Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Agreement.  The Company shall insure the Executive, for the duration of his employment and service as a member of the Board, and thereafter, in respect of his acts and omission occurring during such employment and Board membership, under a contract of directors and officers liability insurance to the same extent as such insurance insures members of the Board.

 

(b)            In consideration of the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement, the Executive agrees to provide assistance to the Company and its advisors in connection with any audit, investigation or administrative, regulatory or judicial proceeding involving matters within the scope of his duties and responsibilities to the Company during his employment with the Company, or as to which he otherwise has knowledge (including being available to the Company upon reasonable notice for interviews and factual investigations, and appearing at the Company's reasonable request to give testimony without requiring services of a subpoena or other legal process).

 

15.            Entire Agreement.  Except as otherwise expressly provided or referred to herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all promises, representations, understandings, arrangements and prior agreements relating to such subject matter (including those made to or with the Executive by any other person or entity) are merged herein and superseded in their entirety hereby.  In the event of 

10

any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement (or Exhibit hereto) and any plan, program, practice or other agreement of the Company of which the Executive is a participant or a party, this Agreement (and Exhibits hereto) shall control unless the Executive and the Company otherwise agree in writing.

 

16.            Miscellaneous.

 

(a)            Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and permitted assigns.  This Agreement shall also be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and his heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.  If the Executive dies before all amounts payable to him hereunder have been paid, the unpaid amounts shall be paid to his beneficiary designated by the Executive or, if none (or otherwise not permitted), to his estate.

 

(b)            Governing Law, Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

  (i)     Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of the city of the Company's headquarters and the Federal courts of the United States of America, in each case located in (or located nearest to) the City of the Company's headquarters, solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each party hereby waives and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation and enforcement hereof, or any such document or in respect of any such transaction, that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each party hereby consents to and grants any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agrees that the mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 16(f) or in such other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Executive (including, but not limited to, under or with respect to this Agreement or the award agreements governing the Option Grant and PSU Grant), subject to the Executive prevailing on at least one material claim or issue asserted in such dispute, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all attorneys fees and other litigation costs incurred by the Executive in connection with such dispute.

 

  (ii)     Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A 

11

TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (A) no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (B) each such party understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (C) each such party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (D) each such party has been induced to enter into this agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 16(b)(ii).

 

(c)            Taxes.  The Company may withhold from any payments made under the Agreement all federal, state, city or other applicable taxes as shall be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation or ruling.

 

(d)            Amendments.  No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such modification, waiver or discharge is approved by the Board or a person authorized thereby and is agreed to in writing by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically directed by the Board.  No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto 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 or subsequent time.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be implied from any course of dealing between or among the parties hereto or from any failure by any party hereto to assert its rights hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions.

 

(e)            Severability.  It is the desire of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.  In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.  In the event that any of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in accordance with its terms, the Executive and the Company agree that such provisions shall be reformed to make such sections enforceable, in a manner which provides the Company with the maximum rights permitted at law.

 

(f)            Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered under this Agreement shall be (i) in writing, (ii) delivered personally, by courier service or by certified or registered mail, first-class postage prepaid and return receipt requested, (iii) deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or on the third business day after the mailing thereof, and (iv) addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

 

    (A)     if to the Company, to it at:

 

      999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor

      Naples, Florida 34108

      Attention:  General Counsel

      Facsimile:  866-999-3798

12

      with a copy to:

 

      Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

      51 West 52nd Street

      New York, New York 10019

      Attention: David A. Katz, Esq.

      Electronic mail:  DAKatz@WLRK.com

 

    (B)     if to Executive, to him at his last known home address as shown on the records of the Company.

 

(g)            Survival.  Sections 7 through and including 16 and, if Executive's employment terminates in a manner giving rise to a payment under Section 5(e), Section 5(e), shall survive the termination of the employment of Executive hereunder.

 

(h)            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(i)            Headings.  The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be a part hereof or to affect the meaning or interpretation hereof.

 

(j)            Assignment.  Neither party may assign this Agreement without the consent of the other party except as provided herein, except that the Company may assign this Agreement if it complies with Section 13.

 

(k)            Section 409A of the Code.

 

  (i)     It is intended that payments and benefits made or provided under this Agreement shall not result in penalty taxes or accelerated taxation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. Any payments that qualify for the "short-term deferral" exception, the separation pay exception or another exception under Section 409A of the Code shall be paid under the applicable exception. For purposes of the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of applying the exclusion under Section 409A of the Code for short-term deferral amounts, the separation pay exception or any other exception or exclusion under Section 409A of the Code. In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Agreement.

 

  (ii)     With respect to any payments or benefits of deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, reference to the Executive's "termination of employment" (and corollary terms) with the Company shall be construed to refer to the Executive's "separation from service" (as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), as uniformly applied by the Company) with the Company. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Executive is deemed on the date of his 

13

"separation from service" (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) to be a "specified employee" (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i), then with regard to any payment that is required to be delayed pursuant to Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, such payment shall be made on the first to occur of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of his "separation from service" and (B) the date of his death (the "Delay Period"). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 16(k) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum with interest at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the Delay Period, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

 

  (iii)     To the extent that any reimbursement, fringe benefit or other, similar plan or arrangement in which the Executive participates during the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement or thereafter provides for a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (A) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (B) the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under such plan or arrangement in one calendar year may not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other calendar year (except that a plan providing medical or health benefits may impose a generally applicable limit on the amount that may be reimbursed or paid), (C) subject to any shorter time periods provided in any expense reimbursement policy of the Company, any reimbursement or payment of an expense under such plan or arrangement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred, and (D) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the Executive's lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement).

 

  (iv)     Whenever a provision under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank]

14

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement by its authorized representative and the Executive has hereunto set his hand, in each case effective as of the date hereof.

 

	
 

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:      /s/ Linda Fayne Levinson          

	
 

	
          Name: Linda Fayne Levinson

	
 

	
          Title:   Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
John P. Tague

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 /s/ John P. Tague                  

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

                                                                                          

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

EXHIBIT A

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

TRANSITION OPTIONS

This Employee Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2014, between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Participant, is being entered into pursuant to the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  The meaning of capitalized terms used in this Agreement may be found in Section 7.

WHEREAS, the Committee approved an award of Options to Participant on November 21, 2014.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.  Grant of Options.

 

(a)     Confirmation of Grant. The Company hereby evidences and confirms, effective as of the date hereof, its grant to Participant of Options to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock specified on the signature page hereof. The Options are not intended to be incentive stock options under the Code. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the terms of the Options are subject to, the terms of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

 

(b)     Option Price. Each share covered by an Option shall have the Option Price specified on the signature page hereof. The Option Price per share of Common Stock is equal to $22.75, being the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 20, 2014.

 

Section 2.  Vesting and Exercisability

 

(a)     Vesting Generally. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2(b), 3, or 6(a) of this Agreement, the Options shall become vested on December 31, 2015, subject to the continuous employment of Participant with the Company until such date, if the Board determines that (i) Participant has developed and presented to the Board a business plan by June 30, 2015, that is subsequently approved by the Board (the "Business Plan Goal"), and (ii) a management team that is reasonably acceptable to the Board is in place by December 31, 2015 (together with the Business Plan Goal, the "Performance Goals"). As soon as administratively feasible after December 31, 2015, the Board shall certify, in writing, whether or not the Performance Goals have been achieved. Any Options that do not vest pursuant to this Section 2(a) shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the Board's certification. 

 

(b)     Discretionary Acceleration. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of all or a portion of the Options, at any time and from time to time.

 

(c)     Exercise. Subject to Section 4, following vesting in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Board's certification of the satisfaction of the Performance Goals (unless waived or deemed satisfied), the Options may be exercised at any time and from time to time prior to the date the Options terminate pursuant to Section 3. The Options may only be exercised with respect to whole shares of Common Stock and must be exercised in accordance with Section 4.

 

Section 3.  Termination of Options

 

(a)     Normal Termination Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) or Section 6, the Options shall terminate on December 31, 2019 (the "Normal Termination Date"), if not exercised prior to such date.

 

(b)     Termination of Employment.

 

	
 

	
(i)     Good Leaver Termination.  If Participant's employment with the Company terminates due to a Good Leaver Termination, subject to Participant's compliance with the terms of the Employment Agreement (including execution of the Release), a number of Options equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole share) of (A) the number of Options subject to this Agreement, multiplied by (B) a fraction, (1) the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed between the Grant Date and the date of Participant's termination and (2) the denominator of which is 1136, being the number of days between the Grant Date and December 31, 2017 shall vest; provided, however, the foregoing clause shall apply only in the event of a Good Leaver Termination (I) prior to a determination by the Board that the Business Plan Goal has not been attained or (II) if the Board has determined that the Business Plan Goal has been attained, prior to January 1, 2016.

 

	
(1)     

	
Any Options that vest pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) or that are otherwise vested at the time of a Good Leaver Termination on or prior to December 31, 2017 shall remain outstanding until the first to occur of (A) the 90th day following Participant's termination, or, if later, the 90th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such Options (for the avoidance of doubt, including any period during which the Form S-8 on file with respect to the Plan is not effective), (B) the Normal Termination Date and (C) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options that vested pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) shall immediately terminate.

2

	
(2)     

	
If Participant's employment terminates due to a Good Leaver Termination after December 31, 2017, any Options that are vested at such time shall remain outstanding until the first to occur of (A) the Normal Termination Date and (B) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately terminate.

	
(3)     

	
Any Options that are unvested at the time of Participant's Good Leaver Termination and that do not vest pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of Participant's termination.

 

	
 

	
(ii)     Termination for Cause. If Participant's employment terminates for Cause, all Options, whether vested or unvested, shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of Participant's termination.

	 	
	 	(iii)     Termination for Any Other Reason. If Participant's employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than a Good Leaver Termination in accordance with Section 3(b)(i) or Cause in accordance with Section 3(b)(ii), any unvested Options held by Participant shall immediately be forfeited and canceled as of the date of termination.

 

	
(1)     

	
If Participant's employment with the Company is terminated by Participant on or prior to December 31, 2017 other than by reason of a Good Leaver Termination, all vested Options shall remain exercisable until the first to occur of (A) the 30th day following the effective date of Participant's termination of employment, or, if later, the 30th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such Options (for the avoidance of doubt, including any period during which the Form S-8 on file with respect to the Plan is not effective), (B) the Normal Termination Date and (C) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately be forfeited and canceled.

	 	
	
(2)     

	
If Participant's employment with the Company is terminated by Participant after December 31, 2017 other than by reason of a Good Leaver Termination, all vested Options shall remain exercisable until the first to occur of (A) the Normal Termination Date and (B) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately be forfeited and canceled.

 

Section 4.  Manner of Exercise; Forfeiture

 

(a)    General.  Subject to such reasonable administrative regulations as the Committee may adopt from time to time, the exercise of vested Options by Participant 

3

shall be pursuant to procedures established by the Company from time to time and shall include Participant specifying the proposed date on which Participant desires to exercise a vested Option (the "Exercise Date"), the number of whole shares with respect to which the Options are being exercised (the "Exercise Shares") and the aggregate Option Price for such Exercise Shares (the "Exercise Price"), or such other or different requirements as may be specified by the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, (i) on or before the Exercise Date Participant shall deliver to the Company full payment for the Exercise Shares in United States dollars in cash, or cash equivalents satisfactory to the Company, in an amount equal to the Exercise Price plus (if applicable) any required withholding taxes or other similar taxes, charges or fees, or, pursuant to a broker-assisted exercise program established by the Company, Participant may exercise vested Options by an exercise and sell procedure (cashless exercise) in which the Exercise Price (together with any required withholding taxes or other similar taxes, charges or fees) is deducted from the proceeds of the exercise of an Option and (ii) the Company shall register the issuance of the Exercise Shares on its records (or direct such issuance to be registered by the Company's transfer agent). The Company may require Participant to furnish or execute such other documents as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary (i) to evidence such exercise or (ii) to comply with or satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act, applicable state or non-U.S. securities laws or any other law.

 

(b)     Restrictions on Exercise.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Options may not be exercised in whole or in part, (i)(A) unless all requisite approvals and consents of any governmental authority of any kind shall have been secured, (B) unless the purchase of the Exercise Shares shall be exempt from registration under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, and applicable non-U.S. securities laws, or the Exercise Shares shall have been registered under such laws, and (C) unless all applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding requirements shall have been satisfied or (ii) if such exercise would result in a violation of the terms or provisions of or a default or an event of default under, any of the financing or credit agreements of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents or approvals referred to in clause (i)(A) of the preceding sentence, but shall otherwise have no obligations to take any steps to prevent or remove any impediment to exercise described in such sentence.    

 

(c)     Issuance of Shares.  The shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Options shall be registered in Participant's name, or, if applicable, in the names of Participant's heirs or estate. In the Company's discretion, such shares may be issued either in certificated form or in uncertificated, book entry form. The certificate or book entry account shall bear such restrictive legends or restrictions as the Company, in its sole discretion, shall require. If delivered in certificate form, the Company may deliver a share certificate to Participant, or deliver shares electronically or in certificate form to Participant's designated broker on Participant's behalf. If Participant is deceased (or if Disabled and if necessary) at the time that a delivery of share certificates is to be made, the certificates will be delivered to Participant's estate, executor, administrator, legally authorized guardian or personal representative (as applicable).

4

(d)     Other.  The Company may postpone the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock provided for under this Agreement for so long as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable to satisfy the following: (1) the completion or amendment of any registration of such shares or satisfaction of any exemption from registration under any securities law, rule, or regulation; (2) compliance with any requests for representations; and (3) receipt of proof satisfactory to the Company that a person seeking such shares on Participant's behalf upon Participant's Disability (if necessary), or upon Participant's estate's behalf after the death of Participant, is appropriately authorized. 

 

(e)     Wrongful Conduct.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if, during the Covered Period, Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct, then any unexercised Options, whether vested or unvested, shall automatically terminate and be canceled upon the date on which Participant first engaged in such Wrongful Conduct. If Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct or if Participant's employment is terminated for Cause, Participant shall pay to the Company in cash any Option/SAR Financial Gain Participant realized from exercising all or a portion of the Options within the Wrongful Conduct Period. By entering into this Agreement, Participant hereby consents to and authorizes the Company and the Subsidiaries to deduct from any amounts payable by such entities to Participant any amounts Participant owes to the Company under this Section 4(e) to the extent permitted by law. This right of set-off is in addition to any other remedies the Company may have against Participant for Participant's breach of this Section 4(e). Participant's obligations under this Section 4(e) shall be cumulative (but not duplicative) of any similar obligations Participant has under the Plan, this Agreement, any Company policy, standard or code (including, without limitation, the Company's Standards of Business Conduct), or any other agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary. 

 

(f)     Financial Restatements.  In the event that Participant commits misconduct, fraud or gross negligence (whether or not such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence is deemed or could be deemed to be an event constituting Cause) and as a result of, or in connection with, such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence the Company restates any of its financial statements, then the Committee may require any or all of the following:

 

 

	
 

	
(i)     that Participant forfeit some or all of the Options subject to this Agreement held by Participant at the time of such restatement;

	 	
	 	(ii)     that Participant forfeit (or pay to the Company) some or all of the shares of Common Stock or cash held by Participant at the time of such restatement in respect of the Options that have been exercised during the twelve-month period prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee), reduced by a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price paid by Participant; and
	 	
	 	(iii)     that Participant pay to the Company in cash all or a portion of the proceeds that Participant realized from the sale of shares of Common

5

	
 

	
Stock subject to any Options that had been exercised by Participant within the period commencing twelve months prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee), reduced by an amount of cash equal to the aggregate exercise price paid by Participant.

 

 

Section 5.  Adjustment Event.  In the event of any Adjustment Event affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall make an equitable and proportionate anti-dilution adjustment to offset any resultant change in the pre-share price of the Common Stock and preserve the intrinsic value of Options and any other Awards granted under the Plan.  Such mandatory adjustment may include a change in any or all of (a) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock which thereafter may be awarded or optioned and sold under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjusting any limits on the number and types of Awards that may be made under the Plan), (b) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards, and (c) the grant, exercise or conversion price with respect to any Award.  In addition, the Committee may make provisions for a cash payment to Participant or a person who has an outstanding Award.  The number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.  Any such adjustment shall be consistent with sections 424, 409A and 162(m) of the Code to the extent the Awards subject to adjustment are subject to such sections of the Code.

 

Section 6.  Change in Control.

 

	
 

	
(a)     In General. In the event of a Change in Control, the Performance Goals shall be deemed achieved and any unvested Options shall vest and become exercisable, provided that the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control) may determine that all then-outstanding Options (whether vested or unvested) shall be canceled in exchange for a payment having a value equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the product of the Change in Control Price multiplied by the aggregate number of shares covered by all such Options immediately prior to the Change in Control over (ii) the aggregate Option Price for all such shares, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 30 days following the Change in Control.

	 	
	
 

	
(b)     Termination. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its discretion, terminate any outstanding Options if either (i) the Company provides holders of such Options with reasonable advance notice to exercise their outstanding and unexercised Options, or (ii) the Committee reasonably determines that the Change in Control Price is equal to or less than the exercise price for such Options.

	 	
	
 

	
(c)     Alternative Awards. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), no cancellation, termination, acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or settlement or other payment shall occur with respect to the Options if the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control) reasonably determines, in good faith, prior to the Change in Control that the Options shall be honored or assumed or new rights substituted therefor by an Alternative Award, in accordance with the terms of Section 9.2 of the Plan.

6

Section 7.  Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the respective meaning given in the Plan, and the following additional terms shall have the following meanings:

 

          "Agreement" means this Employee Stock Option Agreement, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

          "Business Plan Goal" has the meaning given in Section 2(a).

 

          "Cause" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

          "Change in Control" has the meaning set forth in the Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014.

 

          "Company" means Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., provided that for purposes of determining the status of Participant's employment with the "Company," such term shall include the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

          "Disability" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

          "Employment Agreement" means the Employment Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014.

 

          "Exercise Date" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

          "Exercise Price" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

          "Exercise Shares" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

          "Good Leaver Termination" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

          "Grant Date" means the date hereof, which is the date on which the Options are granted to Participant.

 

          "Normal Termination Date" has the meaning given in Section 3(a).

 

          "Option Price" means, with respect to each share of Common Stock covered by an Option, the purchase price specified in Section 1(b) for which Participant may purchase such share of Common Stock upon exercise of an Option.

 

          "Participant" means the grantee of the Options, whose name is set forth on the signature page of this Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 4 and Section 8, following such person's death or following such person's Disability, "Participant" shall be deemed to include the person's estate, executor, administrator, legally authorized guardian or personal representative (as applicable).

 

          "Performance Goals" has the meaning given in Section 2(a).

7

          "Release" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

          "Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder that are in effect at the time, and any reference to a particular section thereof shall include a reference to the corresponding section, if any, of such successor statute, and the rules and regulations.

 

Section 8.  Miscellaneous.

(a)      Withholding.  The Company or one of its Subsidiaries may require Participant to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding or other similar charges or fees that may arise in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or purchase of the Options. 

 

(b)      Authorization to Share Personal Data.  Participant authorizes any Affiliate of the Company that employs Participant or that otherwise has or lawfully obtains personal data relating to Participant to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent appropriate in connection with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan. 

 

(c)      No Rights as Stockholder.  No Voting Rights. Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by the Options until the exercise of the Options and delivery of the Common Stock. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the delivery of the Common Stock. 

 

(d)      No Right to Continued Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time (regardless of whether such termination results in (1) the failure of any Award to vest; (2) the forfeiture of any unvested or vested portion of any Award; and/or (3) any other adverse effect on the individual's interests under the Plan). Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on Participant the right to receive any future Awards under the Plan. 

 

(e)      Non-Transferability of Options.  The Options may be exercised only by Participant (or, if Participant is Disabled and if necessary, Participant's legally authorized guardian or personal representative) during Participant's lifetime. The Options are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of Participant upon Participant's death or with the Company's consent. The Company will not be required to recognize on its books any action taken in contravention of these restrictions. 

 

(f)      Notices.  All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified or express mail, return receipt requested, postage 

8

prepaid, or by any recognized international equivalent of such delivery, to the Company or Participant, as the case may be, at the following addresses or to such other address as the Company or Participant, as the case may be, shall specify by notice to the other:

 

	
 

	
(i)     if to the Company, to it at:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
        999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor

        Naples, Florida 34108

        Attention: General Counsel

         Facsimile: 866-999-3798

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(ii)    if to Participant, to Participant at his or her most recent address as shown on the books and records of the Company or Subsidiary employing Participant.  

 

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery if delivered personally or on the third business day after the mailing thereof.

(g)     Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein. 

(h)     Waiver; Amendment.

	
 

	
(i)     Waiver. Any party hereto or beneficiary hereof may by written notice to the other parties (A) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other parties under this Agreement, (B) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other parties contained in this Agreement and (C) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other parties under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party or beneficiary, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party or beneficiary taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto or beneficiary hereof of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by a party or beneficiary to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party's or beneficiary's rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party's or beneficiary's rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
(ii)     Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the Options as determined in the discretion of the Committee, except as provided in the Plan, or in any other written document signed by Participant and the Company. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally.

9

(i)     Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or Participant without the prior written consent of the other party. 

 

(j)     Interpretation. The Committee shall have full power and discretion to construe and interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons affected hereby. 

 

(k)     Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Options evidenced hereby, Participant acknowledges: (i) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (ii) that the Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards; (iii) that participation in the Plan is voluntary; (iv) that the value of the Options is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; and (v) that the future value of the Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.

 

(l)     Consent to Electronic Delivery. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Options evidenced hereby, Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Options via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

(m)    Compensation Recovery Policy. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Options granted hereunder shall be subject to the Compensation Recovery Policy under the Company's Standards of Business Conduct (as amended from time to time, and including any successor or replacement policy or standard) to the extent applicable.

 

(n)     Company Rights. The existence of the Options does not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, including that of its Affiliates, or any merger or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's or any Affiliate's assets or business, 

10

or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

(o)      Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any statute or public policy, then only the portions of this Agreement which violate such statute or public policy shall be stricken, and all portions of this Agreement which do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Further, it is the parties' intent that any court order striking any portion of this Agreement should modify the terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement. 

 

(p)      Further Assurances. Participant agrees to use his or her reasonable and diligent best efforts to proceed promptly with the transactions contemplated herein, to fulfill the conditions precedent for Participant's benefit or to cause the same to be fulfilled and to execute such further documents and other papers and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated herein.  

 

(q)      Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware regardless of the application of rules of conflict of law that would apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.  

 

(r)      Section and Other Headings, etc. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(s)     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

	
By:

	
 /s/ Linda Fayne Levinson       

	
 

	
Name:  Linda Fayne Levinson

	
 

	
Title:    Independent Non-Executive

             Chair of the Board of Directors

	 	
	 	
	 	
PARTICIPANT

	 	
John P. Tague

	 	
	 	       /s/ John P. Tague                                                        

	
Total Number of shares

of Common Stock

for the Purchase of

Which Options have

 been Granted

	
Option Price

	
500,000 Shares

	
$22.75

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PERFORMANCE OPTIONS

This Employee Stock Option Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2014, between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Participant, is being entered into pursuant to the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  The meaning of capitalized terms used in this Agreement may be found in Section 7.

 

WHEREAS, the Committee approved an award of Options to Participant on November 21, 2014.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Grant of Options

 

	
 

	
          (a)      Confirmation of Grant. The Company hereby evidences and confirms, effective as of the date hereof, its grant to Participant of Options to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock specified on the signature page hereof. The Options are not intended to be incentive stock options under the Code. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the terms of the Options are subject to, the terms of the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
          (b)      Option Price. Each share covered by an Option shall have the Option Price specified on the signature page hereof. The Option Price per share of Common Stock is equal to $22.75, being the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 20, 2014. 

 

  

Section 2.     Vesting and Exercisability

 

	
 

	
          (a)       Vesting Generally. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2(b), 3, or 6(a) of this Agreement, the Options shall become vested on December 31, 2017, subject to (i) the continuous employment of Participant with the Company until such date and (ii) the satisfaction of a performance goal related to revenue efficiency metrics for the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017 (the "Performance Goal"). The number of Options that vest on December 31, 2017 shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule, based on the Committee's determination of the extent to which the Performance Goal was satisfied:

 

	
Percentage of Target Performance Goal Satisfied

	
Percentage of Options that Vest

	
Less than 85%

	
0%

	
85%

	
50%

	
85% to 100%

	
Between 50% and 100% based on straight-line interpolation

	
Above 100%

	
100%

 

	
 

	
As soon as administratively feasible after December 31, 2017, the Committee shall certify, in writing, whether or not, and to what extent, the Performance Goal has been achieved. Any Options that do not vest pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the Committee's certification.

	
 

	
(b)    Performance Goal Determination. The Performance Goal shall be determined by the Committee with the input of Participant, and communicated to Participant, no later than March 31, 2015.

	 	
	 	(c)    Discretionary Acceleration. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of all or a portion of the Options, at any time and from time to time.
	 	
	 	(d)    Exercise. Subject to Section 4, following vesting in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Committee's certification of the satisfaction of the Performance Goal (unless waived or deemed satisfied), the Options may be exercised at any time and from time to time prior to the date the Options terminate pursuant to Section 3. The Options may only be exercised with respect to whole shares of Common Stock and must be exercised in accordance with Section 4.

 

Section 3.   Termination of Options

 

	
 

	
(a)      Normal Termination Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(b) or Section 6, the Options shall terminate on June 30, 2020 (the "Normal Termination Date"), if not exercised prior to such date.

	 	
	 	
(b)      Termination of Employment.

 

	
 

	
(i)      Good Leaver Termination. If Participant's employment with the Company terminates due to a Good Leaver Termination on or prior to December 31, 2017, subject to Participant's compliance with the terms of the Employment Agreement (including execution of the Release), the Performance Goal shall be deemed satisfied at 100% of target and a number of Options equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole share) of (a) the number of Options subject to this Agreement, multiplied by (b) a fraction, (1) the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed between the Grant Date and the date of Participant's termination and (2) the denominator of which is 1136, being the number of days between the Grant Date and December 31, 2017, shall vest.

2

	
(1)

	
 

	
Any Options that vest pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) or that are otherwise vested at the time of a Good Leaver Termination on or prior to December 31, 2017 shall remain outstanding until the first to occur of (A) the 90th day following Participant's termination, or, if later, the 90th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such Options (for the avoidance of doubt, including any period during which the Form S-8 on file with respect to the Plan is not effective), (B) the Normal Termination Date and (C) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options that vested pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) shall immediately terminate.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	(2)		If Participant's employment terminates due to a Good Leaver Termination after December 31, 2017, any Options that are vested at such time shall remain outstanding until the first to occur of (A) the Normal Termination Date and (B) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately terminate.
	 		
	
(3)

	
 

	
Any Options that are unvested at the time of Participant's Good Leaver Termination and that do not vest pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i) shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of Participant's termination.

 

	
 

	
(ii)      Termination for Cause. If Participant's employment terminates for Cause, all Options, whether vested or unvested, shall be immediately forfeited and canceled, effective as of the date of Participant's termination.

	 	
	 	(iii)     Termination for Any Other Reason. If Participant's employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than a Good Leaver Termination in accordance with Section 3(b)(i) or Cause in accordance with Section 3(b)(ii), any unvested Options held by Participant shall immediately be forfeited and canceled as of the date of termination.

 

	
(1)

	
 

	
If Participant's employment with the Company is terminated by Participant on or prior to December 31, 2017 other than by reason of a Good Leaver Termination, all vested Options shall remain exercisable until the first to occur of (A) the 30th day following the effective date of Participant's termination of employment, or, if later, the 30th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such Options (for the avoidance of doubt, including any period during which the Form S-8 on file with respect to the Plan is not effective), (B) the Normal Termination Date and (C) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately be forfeited and canceled.

3

	
(2)

	
 

	
If Participant's employment with the Company is terminated by Participant after December 31, 2017 other than by reason of a Good Leaver Termination, all vested Options shall remain exercisable until the first to occur of (A) the Normal Termination Date and (B) the cancellation or termination of the Options pursuant to Section 6(a), after which any unexercised Options shall immediately be forfeited and canceled. 

 

Section 4.   Manner of Exercise; Forfeiture

 

	
 

	
(a)       General. Subject to such reasonable administrative regulations as the Committee may adopt from time to time, the exercise of vested Options by Participant shall be pursuant to procedures established by the Company from time to time and shall include Participant specifying the proposed date on which Participant desires to exercise a vested Option (the "Exercise Date"), the number of whole shares with respect to which the Options are being exercised (the "Exercise Shares") and the aggregate Option Price for such Exercise Shares (the "Exercise Price"), or such other or different requirements as may be specified by the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, (i) on or before the Exercise Date Participant shall deliver to the Company full payment for the Exercise Shares in United States dollars in cash, or cash equivalents satisfactory to the Company, in an amount equal to the Exercise Price plus (if applicable) any required withholding taxes or other similar taxes, charges or fees, or, pursuant to a broker-assisted exercise program established by the Company, Participant may exercise vested Options by an exercise and sell procedure (cashless exercise) in which the Exercise Price (together with any required withholding taxes or other similar taxes, charges or fees) is deducted from the proceeds of the exercise of an Option and (ii) the Company shall register the issuance of the Exercise Shares on its records (or direct such issuance to be registered by the Company's transfer agent). The Company may require Participant to furnish or execute such other documents as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary (i) to evidence such exercise or (ii) to comply with or satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act, applicable state or non-U.S. securities laws or any other law.

	 	
	 	
(b)      Restrictions on Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Options may not be exercised in whole or in part, (i)(A) unless all requisite approvals and consents of any governmental authority of any kind shall have been secured, (B) unless the purchase of the Exercise Shares shall be exempt from registration under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, and applicable non-U.S. securities laws, or the Exercise Shares shall have been registered under such laws, and (C) unless all applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding requirements shall have been satisfied or (ii) if such exercise would result in a violation of the terms or provisions of or a default or an event of default under, any of the financing or credit agreements of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents or approvals referred to in clause (i)(A) of the preceding sentence, but shall otherwise have no obligations to take any steps to prevent or remove any impediment to exercise described in such sentence.

4

	
 

	
(c)     Issuance of Shares. The shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Options shall be registered in Participant's name, or, if applicable, in the names of Participant's heirs or estate. In the Company's discretion, such shares may be issued either in certificated form or in uncertificated, book entry form. The certificate or book entry account shall bear such restrictive legends or restrictions as the Company, in its sole discretion, shall require. If delivered in certificate form, the Company may deliver a share certificate to Participant, or deliver shares electronically or in certificate form to Participant's designated broker on Participant's behalf. If Participant is deceased (or if Disabled and if necessary) at the time that a delivery of share certificates is to be made, the certificates will be delivered to Participant's estate, executor, administrator, legally authorized guardian or personal representative (as applicable).

	 	
	 	
(d)     Other. The Company may postpone the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock provided for under this Agreement for so long as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable to satisfy the following: (1) the completion or amendment of any registration of such shares or satisfaction of any exemption from registration under any securities law, rule, or regulation; (2) compliance with any requests for representations; and (3) receipt of proof satisfactory to the Company that a person seeking such shares on Participant's behalf upon Participant's Disability (if necessary), or upon Participant's estate's behalf after the death of Participant, is appropriately authorized.

	 	
	 	(e)     Wrongful Conduct. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if, during the Covered Period, Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct, then any unexercised Options, whether vested or unvested, shall automatically terminate and be canceled upon the date on which Participant first engaged in such Wrongful Conduct. If Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct or if Participant's employment is terminated for Cause, Participant shall pay to the Company in cash any Option/SAR Financial Gain Participant realized from exercising all or a portion of the Options within the Wrongful Conduct Period. By entering into this Agreement, Participant hereby consents to and authorizes the Company and the Subsidiaries to deduct from any amounts payable by such entities to Participant any amounts Participant owes to the Company under this Section 4(e) to the extent permitted by law. This right of set-off is in addition to any other remedies the Company may have against Participant for Participant's breach of this Section 4(e). Participant's obligations under this Section 4(e) shall be cumulative (but not duplicative) of any similar obligations Participant has under the Plan, this Agreement, any Company policy, standard or code (including, without limitation, the Company's Standards of Business Conduct), or any other agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary.
	 	
	 	(f)     Financial Restatements. In the event that Participant commits misconduct, fraud or gross negligence (whether or not such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence is deemed or could be deemed to be an event constituting Cause) and as a result of, or in connection with, such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence the Company restates any of its financial statements, then the Committee may require any or all of the following.

5

	
 

	
(i)     that Participant forfeit some or all of the Options subject to this Agreement held by Participant at the time of such restatement;

	 	
	 	(ii)    that Participant forfeit (or pay to the Company) some or all of the shares of Common Stock or cash held by Participant at the time of such restatement in respect of the Options that have been exercised during the twelve-month period prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee), reduced by a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price paid by Participant; and
	 	
	 	(iii)    that Participant pay to the Company in cash all or a portion of the proceeds that Participant realized from the sale of shares of Common Stock subject to any Options that had been exercised by Participant within the period commencing twelve months prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee), reduced by an amount of cash equal to the aggregate exercise price paid by Participant.

 

Section 5.    Adjustment Event.  In the event of any Adjustment Event affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall make an equitable and proportionate anti-dilution adjustment to offset any resultant change in the pre-share price of the Common Stock and preserve the intrinsic value of Options and any other Awards granted under the Plan.  Such mandatory adjustment may include a change in any or all of (a) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock which thereafter may be awarded or optioned and sold under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjusting any limits on the number and types of Awards that may be made under the Plan), (b) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards, and (c) the grant, exercise or conversion price with respect to any Award.  In addition, the Committee may make provisions for a cash payment to Participant or a person who has an outstanding Award.  The number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.  Any such adjustment shall be consistent with sections 424, 409A and 162(m) of the Code to the extent the Awards subject to adjustment are subject to such sections of the Code.

 

Section 6.     Change in Control.

 

	
 

	
(a)        In General. In the event of a Change in Control, the Performance Goal shall be deemed satisfied at 100% of target and any unvested Options shall vest and become exercisable, provided that the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control) may determine that all then-outstanding Options (whether vested or unvested) shall be canceled in exchange for a payment having a value equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the product of the Change in Control Price multiplied by the aggregate number of shares covered by all such Options immediately prior to the Change in Control over (ii) the aggregate Option Price for all such shares, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 30 days following the Change in Control.

	 	
	 	
(b)       Termination. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its discretion, terminate any outstanding Options if either

6

	 	
(i) the Company provides holders of such Options with reasonable advance notice to exercise their outstanding and unexercised Options, or (ii) the Committee reasonably determines that the Change in Control Price is equal to or less than the exercise price for such Options.

	 	
	 	(c)      Alternative Awards. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), no cancellation, termination, acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or settlement or other payment shall occur with respect to the Options if the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control) reasonably determines, in good faith, prior to the Change in Control that the Options shall be honored or assumed or new rights substituted therefor by an Alternative Award, in accordance with the terms of Section 9.2 of the Plan.

 

Section 7. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the respective meaning given in the Plan, and the following additional terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  "Agreement" means this Employee Stock Option Agreement, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

  "Cause" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

  "Change in Control" has the meaning set forth in the Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014.

 

  "Company" means Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., provided that for purposes of determining the status of Participant's employment with the "Company," such term shall include the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

  "Disability" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

  "Employment Agreement" means the Employment Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014.

 

  "Exercise Date" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

  "Exercise Price" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

  "Exercise Shares" has the meaning given in Section 4(a).

 

  "Good Leaver Termination" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

  "Grant Date" means the date hereof, which is the date on which the Options are granted to Participant.

 

  "Normal Termination Date" has the meaning given in Section 3(a).

7

  "Option Price" means, with respect to each share of Common Stock covered by an Option, the purchase price specified in Section 1(b) for which Participant may purchase such share of Common Stock upon exercise of an Option.

 

  "Participant" means the grantee of the Options, whose name is set forth on the signature page of this Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 4 and Section 8, following such person's death or following such person's Disability, "Participant" shall be deemed to include the person's estate, executor, administrator, legally authorized guardian or personal representative (as applicable)."Performance Goal" has the meaning given in Section 2(a).

 

  "Release" has the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

  "Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder that are in effect at the time, and any reference to a particular section thereof shall include a reference to the corresponding section, if any, of such successor statute, and the rules and regulations.

 

Section 8.     Miscellaneous.

 

	
 

	
(a)         Withholding. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries may require Participant to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding or other similar charges or fees that may arise in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or purchase of the Options.

	 	
	 	
(b)         Authorization to Share Personal Data. Participant authorizes any Affiliate of the Company that employs Participant or that otherwise has or lawfully obtains personal data relating to Participant to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent appropriate in connection with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan.

	 	
	 	(c)        No Rights as Stockholder; No Voting Rights. Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by the Options until the exercise of the Options and delivery of the Common Stock. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the delivery of the Common Stock.
	 	
	 	(d)       No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time (regardless of whether such termination results in (1) the failure of any Award to vest; (2) the forfeiture of any unvested or vested portion of any Award; and/or (3) any other adverse effect on the individual's interests under the Plan). Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on Participant the right to receive any future Awards under the Plan.

8

	
 

	
(e)       Non-Transferability of Options. The Options may be exercised only by Participant (or, if Participant is Disabled and if necessary, Participant's legally authorized guardian or personal representative) during Participant's lifetime. The Options are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of Participant upon Participant's death or with the Company's consent. The Company will not be required to recognize on its books any action taken in contravention of these restrictions.

	 	
	 	
(f)       Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified or express mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by any recognized international equivalent of such delivery, to the Company or Participant, as the case may be, at the following addresses or to such other address as the Company or Participant, as the case may be, shall specify by notice to the other

 

	
(i)

		
if to the Company, to it at:

	 		
	 		999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor

Naples, Florida 34108

Attention: General Counsel

 Facsimile: 866-999-3798
	 		
	 (ii)		if to Participant, to Participant at his or her most recent address as shown on the books and records of the Company or Subsidiary employing Participant.

 

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery if delivered personally or on the third business day after the mailing thereof.

 

	
 

	
(g)       Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

	 	
	 	
(h)       Waiver; Amendment

 

	
 

	
(i)      Waiver. Any party hereto or beneficiary hereof may by written notice to the other parties (A) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other parties under this Agreement, (B) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other parties contained in this Agreement and (C) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other parties under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without 

9

	
 

	
limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party or beneficiary, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party or beneficiary taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto or beneficiary hereof of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by a party or beneficiary to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party's or beneficiary's rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party's or beneficiary's rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.

	 	
	 	(ii)     Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the Options as determined in the discretion of the Committee, except as provided in the Plan, or in any other written document signed by Participant and the Company. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally.

 

	
 

	
(i)        Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or Participant without the prior written consent of the other party.

	 	
	 	
(j)        Interpretation. The Committee shall have full power and discretion to construe and interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons affected hereby.

	 	
	 	(k)      Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Options evidenced hereby, Participant acknowledges: (i) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (ii) that the Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards; (iii) that participation in the Plan is voluntary; (iv) that the value of the Options is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; and (v) that the future value of the Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.
	 	
	 	(l)       Consent to Electronic Delivery. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Options evidenced hereby, Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Options via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

10

	
 

	
(m)     Compensation Recovery Policy. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the Options granted hereunder shall be subject to the Compensation Recovery Policy under the Company's Standards of Business Conduct (as amended from time to time, and including any successor or replacement policy or standard) to the extent applicable.

	 	
	 	
(n)      Company Rights. The existence of the Options does not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, including that of its Affiliates, or any merger or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's or any Affiliate's assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

	 	
	 	(o)       Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any statute or public policy, then only the portions of this Agreement which violate such statute or public policy shall be stricken, and all portions of this Agreement which do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Further, it is the parties' intent that any court order striking any portion of this Agreement should modify the terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.
	 	
	 	(p)       Further Assurances. Participant agrees to use his or her reasonable and diligent best efforts to proceed promptly with the transactions contemplated herein, to fulfill the conditions precedent for Participant's benefit or to cause the same to be fulfilled and to execute such further documents and other papers and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated herein.
	 	
	 	(q)      Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware regardless of the application of rules of conflict of law that would apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.
	 	
	 	(r)       Section and Other Headings, etc. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
	 	
	 	(s)      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument

11

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Linda Fayne Levinson       

	
 

	
Name: Linda Fayne Levinson

	
 

	
Title: Independent Non-Executive

  Chair of the Board of Directors

	 	
	 	
	 	
PARTICIPANT

	 	
John P. Tague

	 	
	 	  /s/ John P. Tague        

	
Total Number of shares

of Common Stock

for the Purchase of

Which Options have

 been Granted

	
Option Price

	
500,000 Shares

	
$22.75

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of the Grant Date set forth on the signature page hereof, is entered into by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the individual whose name is set forth on the participant section of the signature page hereof (the "Participant").

 

1.     Grant of Performance Stock Units.  The Company hereby evidences and confirms its grant to Participant, effective as of the Grant Date, of the target number of performance stock units (the "Performance Stock Units") set forth at the end of this Agreement and which shall be subject to the adjustments as provided in this Agreement.  This Agreement is subordinate to, and the terms and conditions of the Performance Stock Units granted hereunder are subject to, the terms and conditions of the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which are incorporated by reference herein.  If there is any inconsistency between the terms hereof and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  Any capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Employment Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014 (the "Employment Agreement").

 

2.     Vesting of Performance Stock Units.

 

(a)    Vesting Generally.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the Restriction Period applicable to the Performance Stock Units shall lapse, if at all, on December 31, 2017, subject to (i) the continuous employment of Participant with the Company until such date and (ii) the satisfaction of a performance goal related to revenue efficiency metrics for the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017 (the "Performance Goal").  The number of Performance Stock Units on which the Restriction Period lapses on December 31, 2017 shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule, based on the Committee's determination of the extent to which the Performance Goal was satisfied:

 

	
Percentage of Target Performance Goal Satisfied

	
Percentage of Target Number of Performance Stock Units on Which Restrictions Period Lapses

	
Less than 85%

	
0%

	
85%

	
50%

	
85% to 115%

	
Between 50% and 150% based on straight-line interpolation

	
Above 115%

	
150%

 

Any Performance Stock Units that on which the Restriction Period does not lapse pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the Committee's certification pursuant to Section 3.

(b)     Performance Goal Determination.  The Performance Goal shall be determined by the Committee with the input of Participant, and communicated to Participant, no later than March 31, 2015.

 

(c)     Termination of Employment.

 

	
 

	
     (i)      Good Leaver Termination. If Participant's employment with the Company terminates due to a Good Leaver Termination on or prior to December 31, 2017, subject to Participant's compliance with the terms of the Employment Agreement (including execution of the Release), the Performance Goal shall be deemed satisfied at 100% of target and the Restriction Period shall lapse on a number of Performance Stock Units equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole share) of (a) the target number of Performance Stock Units subject to this Agreement, multiplied by (b) a fraction, (1) the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed between the Grant Date and the date of Participant's termination and (2) the denominator of which is 1136, being the number of days between the Grant Date and December 31, 2017.

	 	
	 	     (ii)     Any Other Reason. If Participant's employment terminates (whether by Participant or by the Company or a Subsidiary) for any reason other than a Good Leaver Termination, any outstanding Performance Stock Units shall immediately be forfeited and canceled effective as of the date of Participant's termination. 

 

(d)     Change in Control.

 

	
 

	
     (i)     In the event of a Change in Control, the Performance Goal shall be deemed satisfied at 100% of target and the Restriction Period applicable to any outstanding Performance Stock Units subject to this Agreement shall lapse immediately prior to such Change in Control and shall be settled as set forth in Section 3.

	 	
	 	    (ii)     Notwithstanding Section 2(d)(i), no cancellation, termination, lapse of Restriction Period or settlement or other payment shall occur with respect to the Performance Stock Units if the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control) reasonably determines, in good faith, prior to the Change in Control that the Performance Stock Units shall be honored or assumed or new rights substituted therefor by an Alternative Award, in accordance with the terms of Section 9.2 of the Plan. 
	 	
	 	    (iii)    For purposes of this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, "Change in Control" has the meaning set forth in the Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and Participant, dated as of November 21, 2014.

 

2

3.     Certification and Settlement of Performance Stock Units.

 

	
(a)   Certification. Promptly following December 31, 2017, the Committee shall certify, in writing, whether or not, and to what extent, the Performance Goal has been achieved. Performance Stock Units that cease to be subject to the Restriction Period in accordance with Section 2(a) and this Section 3(a) shall be settled as provided in Section 3(b).

	
	(b)   Settlement. Subject to Section 9(g), not later than 60 days after the lapse of the Restriction Period with respect to any Performance Stock Units (the "Settlement Deadline"), the Company shall issue to Participant one share of Common Stock underlying each Performance Stock Unit as to which the Restriction Period has lapsed or, if the Committee so determines in its sole discretion, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock or any combination of shares of Common Stock and cash having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such shares of Common Stock; provided, however, as contemplated by Section 5(e)(ii) of the Employment Agreement, in the event of a dispute between Participant and the Company that delays the execution of the Release, except as otherwise required by Section 409A of the Code (including Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(g)), the occurrence of the Settlement Deadline shall be tolled and extended by any period of bona fide dispute extending past the Settlement Deadline. Upon issuance, such shares of Common Stock may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated in compliance with all applicable law, this Agreement and any other agreement to which such shares are subject. Participant's settlement rights pursuant to this Agreement shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

4.     Forfeiture.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if, during the Covered Period, Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct, then any Performance Stock Units for which the Restriction Period has not then lapsed shall automatically terminate and be canceled upon the date on which Participant first engaged in such Wrongful Conduct.  If Participant engages in Wrongful Conduct or if Participant's employment is terminated for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Participant shall pay to the Company in cash any Performance-Based Financial Gain Participant realized from the lapse of the Restriction Period applicable to all or a portion of the Performance Stock Units having a Vesting Date within the Wrongful Conduct Period.  By entering into this Agreement, Participant hereby consents to and authorizes the Company and the Subsidiaries to deduct from any amounts payable by such entities to Participant any amounts Participant owes to the Company under this Section 4 to the extent permitted by law.  This right of set-off is in addition to any other remedies the Company may have against Participant for Participant's breach of this Section 4.  Participant's obligations under this Section 4 shall be cumulative (but not duplicative) of any similar obligations Participant has under the Plan, this Agreement, any Company policy, standard or code (including, without limitation, the Company's Standards of Business Conduct), or any other agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

3

5.    Effect of Financial Restatements.  In the event that Participant commits misconduct, fraud or gross negligence (whether or not such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence is deemed or could be deemed to be an event constituting Cause) and as a result of, or in connection with, such misconduct, fraud or gross negligence the Company restates any of its financial statements, then the Committee may require any or all of the following:

 

	
(a)   that Participant forfeit some or all of the Performance Stock Units subject to this Agreement held by Participant at the time of such restatement,

	
	(b)   that Participant forfeit (or pay to the Company) some or all of the cash or the shares of Common Stock held by Participant at the time of such restatement that had been received in settlement of Performance Stock Units subject to this Agreement during the twelve-month period prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee), and
	
	(c)   that Participant pay to the Company in cash all or a portion of the proceeds that Participant realized from the sale of shares of Common Stock that had been received in settlement of any Performance Stock Units subject to this Agreement within the period commencing twelve months prior to the financial restatement (or such other period as determined by the Committee).

 

6.     Issuance of Shares.

 

	
(a)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Participant may not sell the shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement of the Performance Stock Units unless such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or, if such shares are not then so registered, such sale would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The sale of such shares must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Common Stock and Participant may not sell the shares of Common Stock if the Company determines that such sale would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

	
	(b)   The shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of the Performance Stock Units shall be registered in Participant's name, or, if applicable, in the names of Participant's heirs or estate. In the Company's discretion, such shares may be issued either in certificated form or in uncertificated, book entry form. The certificate or book entry account shall bear such restrictive legends or restrictions as the Company, in its sole discretion, shall require. If delivered in certificate form, the Company may deliver a share certificate to Participant, or deliver shares electronically or in certificate form to Participant's designated broker on Participant's behalf. If Participant is deceased (or if Disabled (within the meaning used in the Employment Agreement) and if necessary) at the time that a delivery of share certificates is to be made, the certificates will be delivered to Participant's estate, executor, administrator, legally authorized guardian or personal representative (as applicable).

 

4

	(c)   The grant of the Performance Stock Units and issuance of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Performance Stock Units will be subject to and in compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. No shares of Common Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any shares subject to the Performance Stock Units shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the settlement of the Performance Stock Units, the Company may require Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
	
	(d)   The Company will not be required to issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Performance Stock Units.
	
	(e)   The Company may postpone the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock provided for under this Agreement for so long as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable to satisfy the following: (1) the completion or amendment of any registration of such shares or satisfaction of any exemption from registration under any securities law, rule, or regulation; (2) compliance with any requests for representations; and (3) receipt of proof satisfactory to the Company that a person seeking such shares on Participant's behalf upon Participant's Disability (if necessary), or upon Participant's estate's behalf after the death of Participant, is appropriately authorized.

 

7.     Participant's Rights with Respect to the Performance Stock Units.

 

	
(a)   Restrictions on Transferability. The Performance Stock Units granted hereby may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than with the consent of the Company or by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of Participant upon Participant's death; provided that any such permitted transferee shall acknowledge and agree in writing, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan as if such beneficiary or the estate were Participant. Any attempt by Participant, directly or indirectly, to offer, transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Performance Stock Units or any interest therein or any rights relating thereto without complying with the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, including this Section 7(a), shall be void and of no effect. The Company will not be required to recognize on its books any action taken in contravention of these restrictions.

	
	(b)   No Rights as Stockholder. Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock corresponding to the Performance Stock Units granted hereby unless and until shares of Common Stock are issued to Participant in respect thereof.

 

5

8.     Adjustment in Capitalization. In the event of any Adjustment Event affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall make an equitable and proportionate anti-dilution adjustment to offset any resultant change in the pre-share price of the Common Stock and preserve the intrinsic value of any Awards granted under the Plan. Such mandatory adjustment may include a change in any or all of the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other equity interests underlying the Performance Stock Units. In addition, the Committee may make provisions for a cash payment to Participant or a person who has an outstanding Award in such event. The number of shares of Common Stock or other equity interests underlying the Performance Stock Units shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. Any such adjustment shall be consistent with section 162(m) of the Code to the extent the Performance Stock Units are subject to such section of the Code and shall not result in adverse tax consequences to Participant under section 409A of the Code.

9.     Miscellaneous.

 

	(a)   Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.
	
	(b)   Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or Participant without the prior written consent of the other party.
	
	(c)   No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate Participant's employment at any time, or confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (regardless of whether such termination results in (1) the failure of any Award to vest; (2) the forfeiture of any unvested or vested portion of any Award; and/or (3) any other adverse effect on the individual's interests under the Plan). Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on Participant the right to receive any future Awards under the Plan.
	
	
(d)   Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified or express mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by any recognized international equivalent of such delivery, to the Company or Participant, as the case may be, at the following addresses or to such other address as the Company or Participant, as the case may be, shall specify by notice to the other:

 

If to the Company, to it at:

999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor

Naples, Florida 34108

Attention: General Counsel

 Facsimile: 866-999-3798

If to Participant, to Participant at his or her most recent address as shown on the books and records of the Company or Subsidiary employing Participant.

	

6

	All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery if delivered personally or on the third business day after the mailing thereof.
	
	(e)   Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the Performance Stock Units as determined in the discretion of the Committee, except as provided in the Plan, or in any other written document signed by Participant and the Company. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally.
	
	(f)   Interpretation. The Committee shall have full power and discretion to construe and interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Committee under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons affected hereby.
	
	(g)   Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right and power to deduct from all amounts paid to Participant in cash or shares (whether under the Plan or otherwise) or to require Participant to remit to the Company promptly upon notification of the amount due, an amount (which may include shares of Common Stock) to satisfy the minimum federal, state or local or foreign taxes or other obligations required by law to be withheld with respect to the Performance Stock Units. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued unless and until arrangements satisfactory to the Committee shall have been made to satisfy the statutory minimum withholding tax obligations applicable with respect to such Performance Stock Units. The Company may defer payments of cash or issuance or delivery of Common Stock until such requirements are satisfied. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Participant may elect to tender shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Performance Stock Units) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount required to be withheld (provided that such amount shall not be in excess of the minimum amount required to satisfy the statutory withholding tax obligations).
	
	(h)   Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware regardless of the application of rules of conflict of law that would apply the laws of any other jurisdiction.
	
	(i)   Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Performance Stock Units evidenced hereby, Participant acknowledges: (a) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (b) that the Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards; (c) that participation in the Plan is voluntary; (d) that the value of the Performance Stock Units is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; and (e) that the future value of the Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.
	

7

	(j)   Employee Data Privacy. Participant authorizes any Affiliate of the Company that employs Participant or that otherwise has or lawfully obtains personal data relating to Participant to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent appropriate in connection with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan.
	
	(k)   Consent to Electronic Delivery. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Performance Stock Units evidenced hereby, Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement and the Performance Stock Units via Company web site or other electronic delivery.
	
	(l)   Claw Back or Compensation Recovery Policy. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, and to the extent applicable, the Performance Stock Units granted hereunder shall be subject to any claw back policy or compensation recovery policy or such other similar policy of the Company in effect from time to time.
	
	(m)  Company Rights. The existence of the Performance Stock Units does not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, including that of its Affiliates, or any merger or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's or any Affiliate's assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
	
	(n)   Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any statute or public policy, then only the portions of this Agreement which violate such statute or public policy shall be stricken, and all portions of this Agreement which do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Further, it is the parties' intent that any court order striking any portion of this Agreement should modify the terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.
	
	(o)   Further Assurances. Participant agrees to use his or her reasonable and diligent best efforts to proceed promptly with the transactions contemplated herein, to fulfill the conditions precedent for Participant's benefit or to cause the same to be fulfilled and to execute such further documents and other papers and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated herein.
	
	(p)   Headings and Captions. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
	
	(q)   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the ____ day of __________, ______ (the "Grant Date").

	
 

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Name:

	
 

	
 

	
Title:

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
PARTICIPANT

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
John P. Tague

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Target Number of Performance

 Stock Units granted hereby:  350,000Exhibit 10.2

 

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN NEW KEY EMPLOYEES

This Severance Agreement (this "Agreement") is made as of November 21, 2014 by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to the business and/or assets of the Company that assumes this Agreement (the "Company"), and John P. Tague ("Executive").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved this severance agreement to provide Executive with certain benefits upon certain terminations of employment;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     Term of Agreement.  This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2016; provided, that the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year beyond 2016 (and successive one-year periods thereafter), unless, not later than September 30, 2015 (for the additional year ending on December 31, 2017) or September 30 of each year thereafter (for each subsequent extension), the Company shall have given notice that it does not wish to extend this Agreement for an additional year, in which event this Agreement shall continue to be effective until the end of its then remaining term; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any such notice by the Company not to extend, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2 below) shall have occurred during the original or any extended term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of twenty-four months beyond such Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall terminate if Executive ceases to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries for any reason prior to a Change in Control which, for these purposes, shall include cessation of such employment as a result of the sale or other disposition of the division, subsidiary or other business unit by which Executive is employed.

 

2.     Change in Control.  No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" shall mean the first to occur of any of the following after the date of this Agreement:

 

	
 

	
       (A)     the acquisition by any person, entity or "group" (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than any such acquisition by the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities;

 

 

	
 

	
      (B)      within any 24-month period, the Incumbent Directors (as defined below) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of any successor to the Company, provided that any director elected to the Board, or nominated for election, by a majority of the Incumbent Directors then still in office shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this clause (B);

	 	
	 	     (C)     the merger or consolidation of the Company as a result of which persons who were owners of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the merged or consolidated company;
	 	
	 	     (D)     the approval by the Company's shareholders of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than a liquidation of the Company into any subsidiary of the Company or a liquidation a result of which persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such liquidation own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity that holds substantially all of the assets of the Company following such event; or
	 	
	 	     (E)     the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to one or more persons or entities that are not, immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, affiliates of the Company; provided, however, that any sale, transfer or disposition of assets in connection with the separation of the car rental and equipment rental businesses of the Company shall not be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

For purposes of the foregoing definition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

     "Incumbent Director" means the persons who were members of the Board as of the date of this Agreement; provided, that a director elected, or nominated for election, to the Board in connection with a proxy contest after the date of this Agreement shall not be considered an Incumbent Director.

2

3.     Termination Following Change In Control.  If a Change in Control shall have occurred, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(iv) upon the subsequent termination of Executive's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries during the two year period following such Change in Control (the "Protected Period") unless such termination is (A) a result of Executive's death, Retirement or Disability (except as provided in Section 3(i) below), (B) by Executive without Good Reason (as defined in Section 3(iii) below), or (C) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for Cause (as defined in Section 3(ii) below).  In addition, Executive shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in Section 4(iv) hereof (and without regard to Section 4(vii) hereof) payable only upon the occurrence of an event constituting a Section 409A Change in Control (as if Executive's termination had occurred after the Section 409A Change in Control) if, after an agreement has been signed which, if consummated, would result in a Section 409A Change in Control, (x) Executive is terminated without Cause by the Company and its subsidiaries prior to the Section 409A Change in Control, and (y) such termination was at the instigation or request of the party to the agreement evidencing the transaction that will result in the Section 409A Change in Control or otherwise occurs in connection with the anticipated Section 409A Change in Control.  "Section 409A Change in Control" means any event described in Section 2 of this Agreement if such event also is a "change in control event" within the meaning of the regulations under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code determined in accordance with the uniform methodology and procedures adopted by the Company.

 

	 	(i)       Disability; Retirement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean permanent and total disability as such term is defined under Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), without regard to whether Executive is subject to the Code. Any question as to the existence of Executive's Disability upon which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined by a qualified independent physician selected by Executive (or, if Executive is unable to make such selection, such selection shall be made by any adult member of Executive's immediate family or Executive's legal representative), and approved by the Company, said approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The determination of such physician made in writing to the Company and to Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Retirement" and corollary terms shall mean Executive's voluntary termination of employment with the Company under any of the Company's retirement plans that occurs prior to delivery of a Notice of Termination pursuant to Section 3(iv) below; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Retirement that occurs after any other termination of employment shall adversely affect, interfere with or otherwise impair in any way Executive's right to receive the payments and benefits to which Executive is entitled on account of a termination without Cause or with Good Reason. Accordingly, and for the avoidance of doubt, if Executive provides a Notice of Termination for Good Reason, and otherwise satisfies the conditions for Good Reason pursuant to this Agreement, and also Retires, such Retirement shall not adversely affect, interfere with or otherwise impair in any way Executive's right to receive payments and benefits hereunder. Conversely, if Executive terminates Executive's employment on account of Retirement and at such time is not (x) terminating Executive's employment for Good Reason pursuant to this Agreement or (y) being terminated by the Company without Cause pursuant to this Agreement, Executive shall not be entitled to the payments and benefits provided in this Agreement

3

	 	(ii)     Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) willful and continued failure to perform substantially the Executive's material duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance specifying the manner in which the Executive has not performed such duties is delivered by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the Executive, (ii) engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) one or more acts of fraud or personal dishonesty resulting in or intended to result in personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) substantial abusive use of alcohol, drugs or similar substances that, in the sole judgment of the Company, impairs the Executive's job performance, (v) material violation of any material Company policy that results in material harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (vi) indictment for or conviction of a felony or of any crime (whether or not a felony) involving moral turpitude. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the Incumbent Directors of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executive's counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct set forth above in this Section 3(ii) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
	 	
	 	(iii)     Good Reason. Executive shall be entitled to terminate employment with Good Reason. For the purpose of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence, without Executive's express written consent, of any of the following circumstances during the Protected Period unless, in the case of Sections 3(iii)(A), (E), or (F), such circumstances are fully corrected prior to the date specified as the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 3(v)) in the Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 3(iv)) given in respect thereof.

 

4

	
 

	
     (A)     the assignment to Executive of any duties or responsibilities not comparable to Executive's position (as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control) and that results in a substantial diminution or material adverse change in such duties or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control other than a change in title or reporting relationships;

	 	
	 	     (B)     the merger or consolidation of the Company as a result of which persons who were owners of the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the merged or consolidated company;
	 	
	 	     (C)     the approval by the Company's shareholders of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than a liquidation of the Company into any subsidiary of the Company or a liquidation a result of which persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such liquidation own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity that holds substantially all of the assets of the Company following such event; or
	 	
	 	     (D)     the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to one or more persons or entities that are not, immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, affiliates of the Company; provided, however, that any sale, transfer or disposition of assets in connection with the separation of the car rental and equipment rental businesses of the Company shall not be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.
	 	
	 	     (E)     the failure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to continue Executive's participation in any long-term incentive compensation plan on a level comparable to other senior executives;
	 	
	 	     (F)     except as required by law, a reduction by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of 5% or more in the aggregate benefits provided by Executive (excluding changes to such benefits that occur in the ordinary course, are of general application, and increase co-payments, deductibles or premiums which must be paid by Executive) as those enjoyed by Executive under the employee benefit and welfare plans of the Company and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the pension, life insurance, medical, dental, health and accident, retiree medical, disability, deferred compensation and savings plans, in which Executive was participating at the time of the Change in Control;
	 	
	 	     (G)     the failure of the Company to obtain an agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 6 hereof; or
	 	
	 	     (H)     any purported termination of Executive's employment by the Company or its subsidiaries which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 3(iv) below (and, if applicable, the requirements of Section 3(ii) above); for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective.

 

5

		Executive's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstances constituting Good Reason hereunder. Executive must provide the Notice of Termination not later than 180 days following the date Executive had actual knowledge of the event constituting Good Reason.
	 	
	 	     (iv)     Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of Executive's employment by the Company and its subsidiaries or by Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 7 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail (other than with respect to a Good Reason termination pursuant to Section 3(iii)(H)) the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.
	 	
	 	     (v)       Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean (A) if Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of Executive's duties during such 30 day period), and (B) if Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 3(ii) or (iii) above or for any reason (other than Disability), the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 3(ii) above shall not be less than 30 days, and in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 3(iii) above shall not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days, respectively, from the date such Notice of Termination is given); provided, that, if within 30 days after any Notice of Termination is given the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning the grounds for termination, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or the time for appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected); provided, further, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Company and its subsidiaries will continue to pay Executive's full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, base salary and bonus) and continue Executive as a participant in all incentive compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which Executive was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with this Section 3(v). Amounts paid under this Section 3(v) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this Agreement. In the event that the Company is terminating Executive the Company may, if it so chooses, pay Executive the base salary which Executive would have received in lieu of waiting for the expiration of any notice period otherwise required hereby and bar Executive from any of the Company's premises, offices or properties, subject to any rights set forth herein for Executive to contest such termination.

 

6

4.     Compensation upon Termination or During Disability.  Upon termination of Executive's employment or during a period of Disability, in either case, during the Protected Period, Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

 

		     (i)     During any period that Executive fails to perform Executive's full-time duties with the Company and its subsidiaries as a result of the Disability, Executive shall continue to receive an amount equal to Executive's base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, and Bonus (as defined in Section 4(iv)(B)), through the Date of Termination for Disability; provided, that if any such period of Disability ends during the Protected Period, Executive shall have the right to resume active employment with the Company immediately following the end of such period of Disability, unless, prior to the end of such period of Disability, the Company has terminated Executive's employment. Thereafter, Executive's benefits shall be determined in accordance with the employee benefit programs of the Company and its subsidiaries then in effect.
	 	
	 	    (ii)     If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason (excluding death, Disability or Retirement) the Company (or one of its subsidiaries, if applicable) shall pay through the Date of Termination Executive's full base salary at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given and shall pay any amounts otherwise payable to Executive on or immediately prior to the Date of Termination pursuant to any other compensation plans, programs or employment agreements then in effect, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement.
	 	
	 	    (iii)     If Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Retirement, Executive's benefits shall be determined in accordance with the retirement and other benefit programs of the Company and its subsidiaries then in effect, except as otherwise provided in Section 3(i).

 

7

		
     (iv)   If Executive's employment by the Company and its subsidiaries is terminated (other than for death or Disability) by (a) the Company and its subsidiaries other than for Cause or (b) Executive with Good Reason, then, the Company (or one of its subsidiaries, if applicable) shall pay, in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures, any unpaid portion of Executive's full base salary, at the rate in effect at the time of the Change in Control (the "Base Salary"), calculated through the Date of Termination, and subject to Executive executing, delivering and not revoking the Release of Claims attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (the "Release") within 60 days following the Separation from Service Date (as defined in Section 4(vii)) (the "Release Period") and provided that such Release is effective and binding and non-revocable by the end of the Release Period, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided below:

 

		        (A)     The Company (or one of its subsidiaries, if applicable) shall pay a pro-rated annual bonus at target level calculated through the Date of Termination, no later than the last day of the Release Period, plus all other amounts to which Executive is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company applicable to Executive, at the time such payments are due (provided, however, if the Release Period crosses over two calendar years, any payments made under this Section 4(iv)(A) shall be made no earlier than January 1st of the second calendar year).
	 	
	 	        (B)     The Company shall pay Executive, not later than 10 days following the date on which the Release has become effective and irrevocable (provided, however, if the Release Period crosses over two calendar years, payment shall be made within 10 days following the later of such date or January 1st of the second calendar year), as severance pay to Executive, a severance payment equal to 2.5 times the sum of (i) Executive's Base Salary, and (ii) Bonus. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Bonus" shall mean the average annual cash bonus paid (or awarded, if different) in respect of each of the three prior bonus years (exclusive of any special or prorated bonuses). If Executive has less than three years of bonus history, "Bonus" shall mean the target bonus of the year of termination.
	 	
	 	        (C)     From the Date of Termination, until the earlier of (i) 18 months following the Date of Termination or (ii) the date upon which Executive becomes eligible to participate in plans of another employer (such period, the "Benefit Continuation Period"), the Company will continue Executive's participation and coverage in all the Company's life, medical, dental plans and other welfare benefit plans (but excluding the Company's disability plans) ("Insurance Benefits"); provided that if any other Company plan, arrangement or agreement provides for continuation of Insurance Benefits, then Executive shall receive such coverage under such other plan, arrangement or agreement, and if the period of such coverage is shorter than the Benefit Continuation Period, then Executive shall receive pursuant to this Section 4(iv)(C), such coverage for the remainder of the Benefit Continuation Period.

 

8

 

		        (D)     The Company shall provide to Executive outplacement services or executive recruiting services provided by a professional outplacement provider or executive recruiter at a cost to the Company of not more than 10% of Executive's Base Salary (not to exceed $25,000) to be provided within the period ending no later than the end of the year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs.

 

		     (v)     To the extent outstanding following a Change in Control, Executive's stock options and other equity awards shall be governed by the terms of the equity incentive plans and award agreements under which such stock options and other equity awards were awarded.
	 	
	 	    (vi)     The Company shall also pay to Executive, no less frequently than monthly, all legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with this Agreement (including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing the nature of any such termination for purposes of this Agreement or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement); provided, that if a determination is made by the arbitrator selected under Section 12 hereof that Executive has failed to prevail on at least one material claim, the Company shall not be liable to pay such legal fees or expenses otherwise provided for thereunder and the Company shall be entitled to recover from Executive any such amounts so paid (either directly or, except as would violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, by setoff against any amounts then owed Executive by the Company). Notwithstanding the penultimate sentence of Section 8, no reimbursement pursuant to this Section 4(vi) shall be paid later than the last day of the 10th calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable statute of limitations for breach of contract claims expires or, if later, the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which there is a settlement or other final and nonappealable resolution of the related contest or dispute.
	 	
	 	   (vii)     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, if, as of the Separation from Service Date, Executive is a Specified Employee, then, except to the extent that this Agreement does not provide for a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the following shall apply:

 

9

 

		     1)     No payments shall be made and no benefits shall be provided to Executive, in each case, during the period beginning on the Separation from Service Date and ending on the six-month anniversary of such date or, if earlier, the date of Executive's death.
	 	
	 	     2)     On the first business day of the first month following the month in which occurs the six-month anniversary of the Separation from Service Date or, if earlier, Executive's death, the Company shall make a one-time, lump-sum cash payment to the Executive in an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement during the period described in Section 4(vii)1) above and (y) the amount of interest on the foregoing at the applicable federal rate for instruments of less than one year.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, "Separation from Service Date" shall mean the date of the Executive's "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(i)(A) of the Code and determined in accordance with the default rules under regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the Code.  "Specified Employee" shall mean a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(1) of the Code, as determined in accordance with the uniform methodology and procedures adopted by the Company and then in effect.

 

 

5.     Adjustment in Payments.

 

(i)     In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the "Contract Payments") or in connection with Executive's termination of employment or contingent upon a Change in Control of the Company pursuant to any plan or arrangement or other agreement with the Company (or any affiliate) ("Other Payments" and, together with the Contract Payments, the "Payments") would be subject to the excise tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, as determined as provided below, and provided, that if Executive's Payment is, when calculated on a net-after-tax basis (taking into account the Excise Tax as well as other applicable federal, state and local income taxes), less than 100% of the net-after tax amount (taking into account applicable federal, state and local income taxes) of the Payment which could be paid to Executive under Section 280G of the Code without causing the imposition of the Excise Tax, then the Payment shall be limited to the largest amount payable without resulting in the imposition of any Excise Tax (such amount, the "Capped Amount").

 

(ii)    For purposes of determining the Capped Amount, whether any of the Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amounts of such Excise Tax, (1) the total amount of the Payments shall be treated as "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax, except to the extent that, in the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Company's independent auditors and reasonably acceptable to Executive ("Tax Counsel"), 

 

10

a Payment (in whole or in part) does not constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, or such "excess parachute payments" (in whole or in part) are not subject to the Excise Tax, (2) the amount of the Payments that shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the total amount of the Payments or (B) the amount of "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code (after applying clause (1) hereof), and (3) the value of any noncash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by Tax Counsel in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.  For purposes of determining the amounts compared in the proviso of Section 5(i) above, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates of federal income taxation applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates of taxation applicable to individuals as are in effect in the state and locality of Executive's residence in the calendar year in which the Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account any limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates.

 

(iii)    If the Tax Counsel determines that any Excise Tax is payable by Executive and that the criteria for reducing the Payments to the Capped Amount (as described in Section 5(i) above) is met, then the Company shall reduce the Payments by the amount which, based on the Tax Counsel's determination and calculations, would provide Executive with the Capped Amount, and pay to Executive such reduced Payments; provided that the Company shall first reduce the severance payment under Section 4(iv)(B).  If the Tax Counsel determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish Executive with an opinion that Executive has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on Executive's federal, state, local income or other tax return.

 

6.     Successors; Binding Agreement.

 

(i)     The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company is required to perform it.  Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession 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 if Executive had terminated Executive's employment with Good Reason following a Change in Control, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination.

 

11

(ii)     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.  If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to Executive hereunder if Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to Executive's estate.

 

7.     Notice.  For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid (or its international equivalent).

If to the Company to:

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

999 Vanderbilt Beach Road

3rd Floor

Naples, FL 34108

Attention: Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer

with a separate duplicate copy of such notice to be provided to the General Counsel of the Company.

If to the Executive, to the to the Executive at Executive's most recent address as shown on the books and records of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company employing the Executive.

8.     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 Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board.  No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any conditions 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 or subsequent time.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.  This Agreement is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code with respect to amounts subject thereto and shall be interpreted and construed and shall be performed by the parties consistent with such intent, and the Company shall have no right to accelerate any payment or the provision of any benefits under this Agreement or to make or provide any such payment or benefits if such payment or provision of such benefits would, as a result, be subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code.  All references to sections of the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections and the applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

 

12

Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state, local or other applicable law.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) no reimbursement payable to Executive pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or pursuant to any plan or arrangement of the Company covered by this Agreement shall be paid later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related expense was incurred, (b) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (c) no such reimbursement during any calendar year shall affect the amounts eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, and (d) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during Executive's lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement), except, in each case, to the extent that the right to reimbursement does not provide for a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.  The obligations of the Company under Sections 4 and 5 shall survive the expiration of the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of applying the exclusion under Section 409A of the Code for short-term deferral amounts, the separation pay exception or any other exception or exclusion under Section 409A of the Code.  In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Agreement.

 

9.     Other Arrangements.  The severance benefits under this Agreement are not additive or cumulative to severance or termination benefits that Executive might also be entitled to receive under the terms of a written employment agreement, a severance agreement or any other arrangement with the Company.  As a condition of the Company entering into this Agreement, Executive expressly agrees that this Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, and sets forth the entire severance benefit to which Executive is entitled while this Agreement remains in effect.  The provisions of this Agreement may provide for payments to Executive under certain compensation or bonus plans under circumstances where such plans would not provide for payment thereof.  It is the specific intention of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement shall supersede any provisions to the contrary in such plans, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and such plans shall be deemed to have been amended to correspond with this Agreement without further action by the Company or the Board.

 

10.     Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

11.     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

13

12.    Arbitration; Indemnification.

 

(i)     In the event of any dispute under the provisions of this Agreement, other than a dispute in which the primary relief sought is an equitable remedy such as an injunction, the parties shall have the dispute, controversy or claim settled by arbitration in or near the city of the Company's headquarters (or such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive) in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator selected by agreement of the parties (or, in the absence of such agreement, appointed by the American Arbitration Association).  Any award entered by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and nonappealable and judgment may be entered thereon by either party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction.  This arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable.  The arbitrator shall have no authority to modify any provision of this Agreement or to award a remedy for a dispute involving this Agreement other than a benefit specifically provided under or by virtue of this Agreement.  Fees of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrator and any expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration (including the Company's and Executive's reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) shall be paid in accordance with Section 4(vi).

 

(ii)    Following any termination of employment of Executive (other than a termination by the Company for Cause), the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive to the fullest extent permitted under the Company's by-laws (as in effect prior to the Change in Control) and applicable law for any claims, costs and expenses arising out of or in connection with Executive's employment with the Company (without regard to when such claim is asserted or issue is raised, so long as it relates to conduct or events that occurred while Executive was employed with the Company) and shall, for a period of not less than six years following a Change in Control, maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for the benefit of Executive which provides Executive with coverage, if any, no less favorable than that in effect prior to the Change in Control; provided, that if the Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for other current or former officers or directors of the Company following such six-year period, Executive shall also be provided with such insurance coverage.

 

13.    Confidentiality, Covenant Not to Compete and Not to Solicit.

 

(i)     Nondisclosure of Confidential Information.  At no time during the term of Executive's employment or at any time following the Executive's Date of Termination, shall Executive, without the prior written consent of the Company, use, divulge, disclose or make accessible to any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information pertaining to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, except (i) while employed by the Company, in the business of and for the benefit of the Company, or (ii) when required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company, or by any administrative body or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order Executive to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information.

14

For purposes of this Section 13, "Confidential Information" shall mean any trade secret or other non-public information concerning the financial data, strategic business plans, product development (or other proprietary product data), customer lists, marketing plans and other non-public, proprietary and confidential information of the Company or its affiliates, that, in any case, is not otherwise available to the public (other than by Executive's breach of the terms hereof) or known to persons in the industry generally.

 

(ii)    Non Competition.  During the term of Executive's employment and during the 12 month period immediately following the date of any termination of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly become associated, as an owner, partner, shareholder (other than as a holder of not in excess of 5% of the outstanding voting shares of any publicly traded company), director, officer, manager, employee, agent, consultant or otherwise, with any partnership, corporation or other entity that competes with the car or equipment rental business, and for the customer base, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  This Section 13(ii) shall not be deemed to restrict Executive's association with any enterprise that conducts unrelated business or that has material operations outside of the geographic area that encompasses the Company's customer base (or where the Company had plans at the Date of Termination to enter) for so long as the Executive's role whether direct or indirect (e.g., supervisory), is solely with respect to such unrelated business or other geographic area (as the case may be).

 

(iii)   Non Solicitation.  During the term of Executive's employment and during the 12 month period immediately following the date of any termination of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly employ or seek to employ, or solicit or contact or cause others to solicit or contact with a view to engage or employ, any person who is or was a managerial level employee of the Company at the time of the Executive's Date of Termination or at any time during the twelve-month period preceding such date.  This Section 13(iii) shall not be deemed to be violated solely by (a) placing an advertisement or other general solicitation or (b) serving as a reference.

 

(iv)    Reasonableness.  If any provision of this Section 13 shall ever be deemed to exceed the time, scope or geographic limitations permitted by applicable laws, then such provisions shall be reformed to the maximum time, scope or geographic limitations, as the case may be, permitted by applicable laws.  Because Executive's services are unique and because Executive has had access to Confidential Information, the parties hereto agree that money damages will be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement.  In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, stop making any additional payments hereunder to Executive and apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without the posting of a bond or other security).

 

15

14.    Amendment and Waiver.  The Company may amend this Agreement at any time and from time to time; provided that any amendment that is adverse to the Executive shall be effective only with respect to a Change in Control that occurs one year or more following the date of such amendment.  The provisions of this Agreement may be waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and the Executive, and no course of conduct or failure or delay in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall affect the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

15.    Entire Agreement.  No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to Executive's severance pay in the event of a termination of Executive's employment with the Company, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and preliminary agreements, written or oral, concerning said severance pay; provided, that any payments or benefits provided in respect of severance, or indemnification for loss of employment, pursuant to any severance, employment or similar agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and Executive, or as required by applicable law outside the United States, shall reduce any payments or benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement, except that the payments or benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not be reduced below zero.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement:  (i) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided by this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor (except as provided for in Section 4(iv)(C) above) shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided by this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits received after the Date of Termination or otherwise, and (ii) except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the obligations of the Company to make payments to Executive and to make the arrangements provided for herein are absolute and unconditional and may not be reduced by any circumstances, including without limitation any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against Executive or any third party at any time.

 

16

16.    Further Action.  The Company shall take any further action necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.

 

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Linda Fayne Levinson        

	
 

	
Name: Linda Fayne Levinson

	
 

	
Title: Independent Non-Executive

  Chair of the Board of Directors

	 	
	 	
	 	
John P. Tague

	 	
	 	/s/ John P. Tague       

                                                                                

 

Exhibit A

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

and

GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS1

 

This Separation Agreement and General Release of All Claims (the "Agreement") is entered into as of [l] by and among [l] (the "Executive"), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation (hereinafter "Hertz" or the

 

"Companies"), duly acting under authority of their officers and directors.

 

WHEREAS, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and the Executive have entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as of [l] (the "Severance Agreement");

 

WHEREAS, Executive's employment with Hertz will end effective as of [l];

 

WHEREAS, in connection with Executive's separation from employment, Executive is entitled to certain payments and other benefits under the Severance Agreement, so long as Executive executes and does not revoke this

 

Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to fully and finally resolve any disputes, claims or controversies that have arisen or may arise with respect to Executive's employment with and subsequent separation from the Companies.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements stated herein and in the Severance Agreement, which Executive and the Companies agree constitute good and valuable consideration,

 

receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties stipulate and do mutually agree as follows:

 

1 To be revised if necessary or appropriate under any applicable law to effect a complete and total release of claims by the Executive as of the effective date of the Agreement.

 

1.     In exchange for receiving the payments and benefits described in Sections 4 and 5 of the Severance Agreement, Executive does for himself and Executive's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, hereby

 

release, acquit, and forever discharge and hold harmless the Companies and the divisions, subsidiaries and affiliated companies of each of the Companies, the officers, directors, shareholders, employees, benefit and retirement plans (as

 

well as trustees and administrators thereof), agents and heirs of each of the foregoing, and the predecessors, assigns and successors, past and present of each of the foregoing, and any persons, firms or corporations in privity with any 

 

of them (collectively, the "Company Released Parties"), of and from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, attorneys' fees, compensation, expenses, promises, covenants, and damages of whatever kind or nature, in law or 

 

in equity, which Executive has, had or could have asserted, known or unknown, at common law or under any statute, rule, regulation, order or law, whether federal, state or local, or on any grounds whatsoever from the beginning of the 

 

world to the date of Executive's execution of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (1) any and all claims for any additional severance pay, vacation pay, bonus or other compensation; (2) any and all claims of discrimination or 

 

harassment based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, handicap, age or other unlawful discrimination; any claims arising under Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act; the 

 

2

Federal Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Florida Civil Rights Act; or under any other state, federal, local law or regulation or under the common law; and (3) any 

 

and all claims with respect to any event, matter, damage or injury arising out of Executive's employment relationship with any Company Released Party, and/or the separation of such employment relationship, and/or with respect to any 

 

other event or matter.

 

The only exceptions to this Separation Agreement and General Release of All Claims are with respect to retirement benefits which may have accrued and vested as of the date of Executive's employment termination, COBRA 

 

rights, enforcement of Executive's rights under this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, and any claims under applicable workers' compensation laws.

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Executive from filing any future charge or complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") or participating in any investigation or 

 

proceeding conducted by the EEOC, nor shall any provision of this Agreement adversely affect Executive's right to engage in such conduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive waives the right to obtain any relief from the EEOC 

 

or recover any monies or compensation as a result of filing a charge or complaint. In addition to agreeing herein not to bring suit against any Company Released Party, Executive agrees not to seek damages from any Company Released 

 

Party by filing a claim or charge with any state or governmental agency.

 

3

2.     Executive shall return to the Companies all Company property and Confidential Information (as defined in the Severance Agreement) of any Company Released Party in Executive's possession or control, including without 

 

limitation, business reports and records, client reports and records, customer information, personally identifiable information relating to others, business strategies, contracts and proposals, files, a listing of customers or clients, lists of 

 

potential customers or clients, technical data, testing or research data, research and development projects, business plans, financial plans, internal memoranda concerning any of the above, and all credit cards, cardkey passes, door and 

 

file keys, computer access codes, software, and other physical or personal property which Executive received, had access to or had in Executive's possession, prepared or helped prepare in connection with Executive's employment with 

 

any Company Released Party, and Executive shall not make or retain any copies, duplicates, reproductions, or excerpts thereof.  Executive acknowledges that in the course of employment with any one or more Company Released Party, 

 

Executive has acquired Confidential Information and that such Confidential Information has been disclosed to Executive in confidence and for Executive's use only during and with respect to Executive's employment with one or more of 

 

the Company Released Parties.

 

3.     Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive has agreed to be bound by the confidentiality provision in the Severance Agreement for 24 months following Executive's separation of employment and the non-

 

competition and non-solicitation covenants in the Severance Agreement for 12 months following Executive's separation of employment.

 

4

4.     Executive declares and represents that Executive has not filed or otherwise pursued any charges, complaints, lawsuits or claims of any nature against any Company Released Party arising out of or relating to events 

 

occurring prior to the date of this Agreement, with any federal, state or local governmental agency or court with respect to any matter covered by this Agreement. In addition to agreeing herein not to bring suit against any Company 

 

Released Party, Executive agrees not to seek damages from any Company Released Party by filing a claim or charge with any state or governmental agency.

 

5.     Executive further declares and represents that no promise, inducement, or agreement not herein expressed has been made to Executive, that this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and 

 

that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and not a mere recital.

 

6.     Executive understands and agrees that this Agreement shall not be considered an admission of liability or wrongdoing by any party hereto, and each of the parties denies any liability and agrees that nothing in this 

 

Agreement can or shall be used by or against either party with respect to claims, defenses or issues in any litigation or proceeding except to enforce rights under the Agreement itself or under the Severance Agreement.

 

7.     Executive understands and agrees that should any provision of this Agreement be declared or be determined by any court to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected 

 

thereby, and said invalid part, term, or provision shall be deemed not a part of this Agreement.

 

5

8.     Executive acknowledges that Executive understands that Executive has the right to consult with an attorney of Executive's choice at Executive's expense to review this Agreement and has been encouraged by the 

 

Companies to do so.

 

9.     Executive further acknowledges that Executive has been provided twenty-one days to consider and accept this Agreement from the date it was first given to Executive, although Executive may accept it at any time within 

 

those twenty-one days.

 

10.    Executive further understands that Executive has seven days after signing the Agreement to revoke it by delivering to the Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., 999 Vanderbilt 

 

Beach Road, 3rd Floor, Naples, Florida, 34108, written notification of such revocation within the seven day period. If Executive does not revoke the Agreement, the Agreement will become effective and irrevocable by Executive on the 

 

eighth day after Executive signs it.

 

11.    Executive acknowledges that this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matters hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements between the parties as to such 

 

matters, be they oral or in writing, and may not be changed, modified, or rescinded except in writing signed by all parties hereto, and any attempt at oral modification of this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

6

12.    Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read this Agreement and understands all of its terms, including the full and final release of claims set forth above and enters into it voluntarily.

	

WITH EXECUTIVE'S SIGNATURE HEREUNDER, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDS ALL OF ITS TERMS INCLUDING THE FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS SET FORTH ABOVE. EXECUTIVE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS VOLUNTARILY ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT; THAT EXECUTIVE HAS NOT RELIED UPON ANY REPRESENTATION OR STATEMENT, WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT; THAT EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS AGREEMENT REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE'S ATTORNEY; AND THAT EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE COMPANIES TO DO SO.

EXECUTIVE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN AFFORDED 21 DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EXECUTIVE HAS 7 DAYS AFTER SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT TO REVOKE IT BY DELIVERING TO THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE'S REVOCATION.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date set forth above.

 

	
                                                             

	
Date:

	

EXECUTIVE

 

	
 

	
THE HERTZ CORPORATION

	
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

	
 

By:                                                       

Date:

	

By:                                                               

Date:

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00238-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00238-of-00352.parquet"}]]