Document:

Document

Exhibit 4.1

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES 
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

The following summary describes the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of NIC Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and “our”), which are the only securities of the Company registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 The following description of our Common Stock is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Certificate of Incorporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”) and our Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), each of which are incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.1 is a part. We encourage you to read our Articles of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), for additional information. 

Authorized Capital Shares 
Our authorized capital shares consist of Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares of Common Stock. The outstanding shares of our Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.  We may issue Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more series, without stockholder approval, when authorized by our Board of Directors.  As of the date of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.1 is a part, no shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding.
 
Voting Rights
Voting power for the election of directors and for all other purposes is vested exclusively in the holders of the Common Stock, except as may otherwise be provided with respect to any class or series of Preferred Stock outstanding at any time. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by the stockholders, including the election of directors; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding classes or series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected classes or series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such classes or series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock).  Our Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights.

Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights of holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.

Liquidation Rights
Subject to any preferential rights of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of dissolution.

Other Rights and Preferences
Our Common Stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights. 

Limitations on Ability of Stockholders to Call Special Meeting or Act by Written Consent
The Bylaws provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing of the holders owning greater than 50% of capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Holders of Common Stock may not act by unanimous written consent.

Advance Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations
The Bylaws provide for advance notice procedures for all stockholder proposals and nominees for directors to be brought before meetings of the Company’s stockholders. A stockholder must give notice no later than the 90th day nor earlier than the 120th days before the one-year anniversary of the date on which the Company held its annual meeting of 

stockholders the previous year. The notice must contain the information required by the Bylaws, and the stockholder(s) and nominee(s) must comply with the other information requirements outlined in the Bylaws.

Delaware Law Provisions
Certain provisions of the DGCL could make it more difficult to consummate an acquisition of control of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy fight, open market purchases or otherwise in a transaction not approved by our Board of Directors. These provisions may reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an unsolicited takeover attempt which is unfair to our stockholders. 

Listing
The Common Stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the trading symbol “EGOV.”EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Newell Brands Inc. 

2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan 

Terms and Conditions 

1.    Grants. Under the terms and provisions of the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, or any
successor plan (the “Stock Plan”), the Organizational Development & Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”), at any time and from time to time,
may grant awards based on shares of the Company’s Common Stock, including Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options, to eligible employees in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. This document, referred to herein as the
“LTIP”, establishes a methodology for determining awards of Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options under the Stock Plan in 2020 to eligible Newell legacy employees with positions in Salary Bands
6-14 and other comparable positions selected by the Committee (collectively the “Key Employees”). The Committee or, in the case of awards to the Chief Executive Officer, the independent members of
the Board of Directors (the “Independent Directors”), intends to grant Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options to Key Employees pursuant to the guidelines set forth below. The Committee has delegated to certain officers of the Company
(the “Authorized Officers”) its authority to determine awards of Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options to Key Employees in accordance with this LTIP other than (i) officers subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, (ii) any employee for whom the Committee specifically approved a 2020 LTIP award, or (iii) as may be prohibited by applicable law, regulation or rule of a stock exchange on which the Company’s stock is listed. As
used herein, the term “Committee” shall include the Committee, the Independent Directors or the Authorized Officers, as the context requires. 

2.    Guidelines. The number of shares subject to Restricted Stock Units and Stock Options granted to a
Key Employee in 2020 as an LTIP award will be determined as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	 For 2020 LTIP awards the Committee will determine: 

 

	 	(i)	 For each Key Employee identified by the Committee to receive an award, an award value, which may be expressed
as a dollar value or as percentage of the Key Employee’s base salary rate as in effect on January 31, 2020, which value will be based on the Key Employee’s Salary Band if applicable or, if not, other criteria as determined by the
Committee (the “Base Value”). The Committee may adjust the Base Value for any Key Employee based on individual performance or other factors deemed relevant by the Committee. 

 

	 	(ii)	 A comparator group of companies for purposes of determining the Company’s relative Total Shareholder
Return (“TSR”) for the performance period (the “TSR Comparator Group”) 

  

	 	(iii)	 Performance Goals for purposes of determining the Company’s performance with respect to the cumulative
“Free Cash Flow” and “Annual Core Sales Growth” of the Company for the three-year performance period beginning as of January 1, 2020. 

  
 1 

	 	(b)	 Of the Base Value determined for each such Key Employee for the year: 

 

	 	(i)	 Time-Based Restricted Stock Units. The Committee intends to authorize a Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit
grant to each Key Employee for a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the following percentage of the applicable Base Value established for such Key Employee by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant
of the award: 

  

					
	 Salary Bands 9 through 15
	  	 	0	% 
		
	 Salary Bands 7 and 8 (and other VPs and SVPs identified by the Committee)
	  	 	50	% 
		
	 Salary Band 6 (and other directors identified by the Committee)
	  	 	50	% 

  

	 	(ii)	 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units. The Committee intends to authorize a Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Unit grant to each Key Employee for a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the following percentage of the applicable Base Value established for such Key Employee by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the date of grant: 

  

					
	 Salary Bands 9 through 15
	  	 	70	% 
		
	 Salary Bands 7 and 8 (and other VPs and SVPs identified by the Committee)
	  	 	50	% 
		
	 Salary Band 6 (and other directors identified by the Committee)
	  	 	50	% 

  

	 	(iii)	 Stock Options. The Committee intends to authorize a Stock Option grant to each Key Employee for a number
of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the following percentage of the applicable Base Value established for such Key Employee by the ASC 718 value of an option to purchase one share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the award:

  

					
	 Salary Bands 9 through 15
	  	 	30	% 
		
	 Salary Bands 7 and 8 (and other VPs and SVPs identified by the Committee)
	  	 	0	% 
		
	 Salary Band 6 (and other directors identified by the Committee)
	  	 	0	% 

  
 2 

 The Committee may adjust the relative percentages of Time-Based and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
and Stock Options in individual cases based on such factors as it deems appropriate. Each Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit grant will be subject to the performance analysis described in Exhibit A attached hereto). 

3.    Vesting. Each Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit grant will be subject to a three-year cliff
vesting schedule ending on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to achievement of the applicable performance measures and continued employment. Each Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit grant will vest ratably in one-third increments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant subject to continued employment. Each Stock Option grant will vest ratably in
one-third increments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant subject to continued employment 

4.    Award Agreements. Each Restricted Stock Unit and Stock Option grant awarded pursuant to this LTIP
will be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or Stock Option Agreement in accordance with Section the Stock Plan, which will specify the number of shares subject to the award, the vesting schedule, the payment provisions, including
dividend or dividend equivalent payment provisions, if any, and such other provisions as the Committee determines including, without limitation, provisions regarding continued employment with the Company, restrictions based upon the achievement of
specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of specific performance goals, and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws. 

5.    Amendment or Termination of LTIP. The Committee reserves the right to amend or terminate the LTIP at any time,
retroactively or otherwise. No such amendment or termination will affect any outstanding Restricted Unit Award or Stock Option, which will be governed by the terms of the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or Stock Option Agreement. 

6.    Non-US Employees. Key Employees who reside outside the United States
(other than such employees residing in Argentina and Venezuela and, if applicable, members of the Newell Brands Management Committee) will receive cash–based Time-Based Restricted Stock Units, Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units and Stock
Appreciation Rights under the 2015 Newell Rubbermaid Inc. International Incentive Plan. 
 7.    Capitalized
Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms pursuant to the Stock Plan. 

  
 3 

 EXHIBIT A 

Performance Criteria Applicable to 

Performance-Based RSUs 
  

	1.	 Following the completion of the applicable three-year performance period, the Committee will determine the
extent to which each of the Performance Goals related to Free Cash Flow and Annual Core Sales Growth as described below have been achieved. Each payout percentage calculated in accordance with Section 2 and Section 3 of this Exhibit
A shall be multiplied by 50%, with the resulting sum of the two payout percentages (to two decimal places) multiplied by the TSR Modifier Percentage calculated in accordance with Section 4, if applicable, to determine the total payout
percentage applicable to the Award (the “Award Payout Percentage”). The number of Performance-Based RSUs subject to the Award will be multiplied by the Award Payout Percentage to determine the adjusted number of Restricted Stock
Units, and thus the number of shares of Common Stock or cash equivalents, to be issued upon vesting pursuant to each Key Employee’s Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Award Payout
Percentage shall not exceed a maximum of two hundred percent (200%), and (ii) in the event the Company’s ranking is in the bottom quartile of the TSR Comparator Group at the end of the three year performance period (as determined pursuant
to Section 4 below), the Award Payout Percentage shall not exceed a maximum of one hundred percent (100%). 

  

	2.	 Free Cash Flow 

  

	 	a.	 Free Cash Flow shall be measured on a cumulative basis over the entire three-year performance period commencing
January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022. The payout percentage for the Company’s cumulative Free Cash Flow shall be determined in accordance with the Free Cash Flow targets and payout percentages established by the Committee
prior to the grant date of the award. 

  

	 	b.	 The payout percentage for the Free Cash Flow target shall range from a minimum of zero percent (0%) to a
maximum of two hundred percent (200%) based on actual performance relative to targets 

  

	 	c.	 For any actual performance figure which falls between two defined payment thresholds, the payout with respect
to such performance criteria shall be determined by straight-line interpolation. 

  

	 	d.	 “Free Cash Flow” means operating cash flow for the total Company (including discontinued operations),
as reported by the Company, less capital expenditures, subject only to the adjustments described below. Free Cash Flow shall exclude the impact of all cash costs related to the extinguishment of debt; debt and equity related financing costs; cash
tax payments associated with the sale of a business unit or line of business; cash expenditures associated with the acquisition, or divestiture of business units or lines of business, including retention related deal payments and all cash costs
associated with appraisal rights proceedings; and other significant cash costs that have had or are likely to have a significant impact on Free 

  
 4 

	 	
Cash Flow for the period in which the item is recognized, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results and affect the comparability of underlying results from period to period,
as determined by the Committee. Free Cash Flow shall include disposal proceeds for ordinary course and restructuring related asset sales. 

  

	 	e.	 Upon the divestiture of a business unit or line of business, Free Cash Flow targets shall be adjusted to
exclude the estimated results for the divested business unit or line for the period following the divestiture, to reflect the negative impact of any unabsorbed overhead (net of transition service fee recovery) resulting during the period following
the divestiture, and to reflect the impact of any use of net proceeds from the divestiture for debt repayment. Upon the acquisition of a business unit or line of business, Free Cash Flow targets will be adjusted to reflect the anticipated impact of
the transaction during the performance period in accordance with management estimates as communicated to the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) in support of the acquisition approval request, including any related interest expense or
financing cost. 

  

	3.	 Annual Core Sales Growth 

 

	 	a.	 The payout percentage for Annual Core Sales Growth shall equal the average of the payout percentages determined
for each year of the three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, as set forth below. 

  

	 	b.	 The payout percentage applicable to each calendar year of the three-year performance period shall be determined
in accordance with those Core Sales Growth targets and payout percentages established by the Committee prior to the grant date of the award. 

  

	 	c.	 The payout percentage for the Annual Core Sales Growth target in each year shall range from a minimum of zero
percent (0%) to a maximum of two hundred percent (200%) based on actual performance relative to targets 

  

	 	d.	 For any actual performance figure which falls between two defined payment thresholds, the payout with respect
to such performance criteria shall be determined by straight-line interpolation. 

  

	 	e.	 Upon completion of the three-year performance period, the three annual payout percentages determined as
described above shall be averaged, with the result constituting the Annual Core Sales Growth payout percentage for purposes of calculating the Award Payout Percentage under Section 1. 

 

	 	f.	 “Annual Core Sales Growth” means the Company’s Core Sales Growth performance, calculated on the
same basis as Core Sales Growth publicly reported by the Company and expressed as a percentage, over each year of the three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, with each of the three annual Core
Sales performance rates measured against the Core Sales for the respective preceding fiscal year. 

  
 5 

	 	g.	 “Core Sales” shall exclude the impact of planned and completed divestitures (from the first day of
the preceding quarter when the announcement is made), discontinued operations, acquisitions (for a period of one year from acquisition), retail store openings (for a period of one year from opening), retail store closures (for all closures occurring
or planned to occur within the performance period) and foreign currency exchange, and all other items excluded from publicly reported Core Sales Growth. 

  

	4.	 Relative Total Shareholder Return Modifier 

 

	 	a.	 The payout percentage applicable to Performance-Based RSUs covered by the Award, calculated under Sections 2
and 3 above, will be subject to modification based on the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) relative to the TSR of the following Comparator Group members:1

  

			
	 Avery Dennison Corporation
 Dorel Industries
Inc.
 Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.
 Hasbro,
Inc.
 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
 Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
	  	 Koninklijke Philips N.V.
 Mattel, Inc.

Societe BIC SA
 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

Tupperware Brands
 Whirlpool Corporation

  

	 	b.	 The Company’s ranking (in the range of highest to lowest) in the TSR Comparator Group at the end of the
three-year performance period, beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2022, will be determined by the Committee based on the TSR for the Performance Period for the Company and each of the members in the TSR Comparator Group as
calculated below: 

  

	 	c.	 TSR is calculated as follows and then expressed as a percentage: 

(Ending Average Market Value – Beginning Average Market Value) + Cumulative Annual Dividends 

Beginning Average Market Value 

“Average Market Value” means the simple average of the daily stock prices at close for each trading day during the applicable period
beginning or ending on the specified date for which such closing price is reported by the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange or other authoritative source the Committee may determine. 

 

	1 	 Any companies that are in the TSR Comparator Group at the beginning of the performance period that no longer
exist at the end of the three-year performance period, (e.g., through merger, buyout, spin-off, or similar transaction), or otherwise change their structure or business such that they are no longer reasonably
comparable to the Company, shall be disregarded by the Committee in the Committee’s calculation of the appropriate interpolated percentage. 

  
 6 

 “Beginning Average Market Value” means the Average Market Value for the ninety
(90) days ending December 31, 2019. 
 “Cumulative Annual Dividends” mean the cumulative dividends and other
distributions with respect to a share of the Common Stock the record date for which occurs within the Performance Period. 
 “Ending
Average Market Value” means the Average Market Value for the last ninety (90) days of the Performance Period. 
 “Performance
Period” means the period beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022. 
 The payout percentage calculated under
Sections 2 and 3 above will be multiplied by a percentage attributable to the Company’s ranking in the TSR Comparator Group as follows (the “TSR Modifier Percentage”). The TSR Modifier Percentage will be 125% in the event the
Company’s ranking is in the top quartile of the TSR Comparator Group at the end of the Performance Period. The TSR Modifier Percentage will be 75% in the event the Company’s ranking is in the bottom quartile of the TSR Comparator Group at
the end of the Performance Period. Additionally, if the Company’s ranking is in the bottom quartile of the TSR Comparator Group at the end of the Performance Period, the payout percentage will be no higher than target (100%), even if the
calculation results in a higher payout. In the event the Company’s ranking is in neither the top nor the bottom quartile of the TSR Comparator Group, this Section 4 will not apply and there will be no TSR Modifier Percentage and no
adjustment to the payout percentage calculated under Sections 2 and 3 above. 
  

	 	d.	 For illustration, if the initial TSR Comparator Group has 24 companies (including the Company) at the beginning
of the performance period and 5 of the companies have been merged out of existence or are no longer comparable by the end of the performance period, the TSR Modifier Percentage will be based on where the Company ranks among the remaining 19
companies as follows: 

  

					
	 Rank

(Highest to Lowest)
	  	Percentage	 
	1st	  	 	125	% 
	2nd	  	 	125	% 
	3rd	  	 	125	% 
	4th	  	 	125	% 
	5th	  	  	No adjustment	2 
	6th	  	 	No adjustment	 

  

	2 	 In the event that the cutoff for the top or bottom quartile occurs between ranks (e.g., between 4th and 5th and between 15th and 16th in
the example above) the TSR Modifier Percentage will not apply to the lower rank, in the case of the top quartile, or the higher rank, in the case of the bottom quartile, consistent with the table above. 

  
 7 

					
	 Rank

(Highest to Lowest)
	  	Percentage	 
	7th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	8th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	9th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	10th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	11th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	12th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	13th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	14th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	15th	  	 	No adjustment	 
	16th	  	 	75	% 
	17th	  	 	75	% 
	18th	  	 	75	% 
	19th	  	 	75	% 

  
 8

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00304-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00304-of-00352.parquet"}]]