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Exhibit 10.1 - First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This FIRST Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (“Amendment”) is entered into as of November 12, 2012 by and among AK STEEL CORPORATION (“Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent for the Lenders (“Agent”), and the Lenders party hereto.  
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A.    The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are party to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2011, (as such agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and extend certain other financial accommodations to the Borrower as provided therein.  Terms defined in the Loan Agreement, where used in this Amendment, shall have the same meanings in this Amendment as are prescribed by the Loan Agreement (as amended hereby).  

B.     The Borrower has requested that the Agent and Lenders amend certain terms of the Loan Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein, and of any loans or financial accommodations heretofore, now, or hereafter made to or for the benefit of the Borrower by the Lenders, it hereby is agreed as follows:

ARTICLE 1
AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT

Section 1.1    Amendments.

(a)Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions contained therein to read in their entirety as follows:

“Distribution: any declaration or payment of a distribution, interest or dividend on any Equity Interest (other than payment-in-kind); any distribution, advance or repayment of Debt (other than with respect to the 2012 Convertible Notes) to a holder of Equity Interests; or any purchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interest.”

“Equity Interests:  the interest of any (a) shareholder in a corporation; (b) partner in a partnership (whether general, limited, limited liability or joint venture); (c) member in a limited liability company; or (d) other Person having any other form of equity security or ownership interest; provided, that Equity Interests shall not include the 2012 Convertible Notes.”

(b)Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“2012 Convertible Notes: Borrower's exchangeable senior notes due 2019, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $172,500,000, issued pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being acknowledged by Agent that the terms set forth in the description of notes delivered to Agent on November 9, 2012 at 3:48 p.m., Chicago time, are satisfactory to Agent), and, prior to the initial issuance date of the 2012 Convertible Notes, no provision of such documentation shall be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in any respect that is materially adverse to the rights and interest of Agent or the Lenders.”
“2012 Senior Secured Notes: Borrower's secured senior notes due 2018, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350,000,000, issued pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (it being acknowledged by Agent that the terms set forth in the description of notes delivered to Agent on November 11, 2012 at 6:42 p.m., Chicago time, are satisfactory to Agent), and, prior to the issuance date of the 2012 Senior Secured Notes, no provision of such documentation shall be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in any respect that is materially adverse to the rights and interest of Agent or the Lenders.”

(c)Section 10.2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference to “(v)” contained therein and replacing the same with “(x)” and (ii) inserting the following clauses (v) and (w) in-between clause (u) and clause (x) in such Section:
“(v)    the 2012 Convertible Notes; 
(w)    the 2012 Senior Secured Notes; and”

(d)Section 10.2.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference to “(t)” contained therein and replacing the same with “(u)” and (ii) adding the following clause (t) in-between clause (s) and clause (u) in such Section:

“(t)    Liens (other than Liens on Collateral) securing the 2012 Senior Secured Notes so long as any such Liens shall be subject to an access agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent, which such access agreement shall be entered into on or prior to the issuance date of the 2012 Senior Secured Notes.”

(e)Section 10.2.14 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” immediately preceding the “(e)” contained therein and inserting “; and (f) Restrictive Agreements relating to the 2012 Senior Secured Notes so long as such restrictions either (i) apply only to the collateral for the 2012 Senior Secured Notes or (ii) are no more restrictive (in any material respect) than the restrictions contained in this Agreement (it being agreed such Restrictive Agreements may restrict the granting of Liens on the Collateral that are subordinated or junior to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations)” after clause (e) thereof.

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ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.1    Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective upon being duly executed and delivered by the Agent, Borrower and Lenders. 

Section 2.2    Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Borrower.  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that as of the date of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto (a) no event has occurred and is continuing which, after giving effect to this Amendment, constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, (b) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (c) the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are within Borrower's corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (d) this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, and (e) the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require the consent of any holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than that which has been obtained) and do not contravene the terms of Borrower's Organic Documents or violate or cause a default under any Applicable Law or Material Contract (except, solely with regards to Material Contracts, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).  

Section 2.3    Reference to and Effect on the Loan Agreement.  Except as expressly provided herein, the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.  The execution, delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver or forbearance of (a) any right, power, or remedy of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (b) any Default or Event of Default.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

Section 2.4    Fees, Costs, and Expenses.  Subject to and in accordance with Section 3.4 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery, and closing of this Amendment and all related documentation, including the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect thereto.

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Section 2.5    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single agreement.  This Amendment shall become effective when Agent has received counterparts bearing the signatures of all parties hereto.  Delivery of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

Section 2.6    Effect; Ratification.  

(a)    Except as specifically set forth above, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

(b)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor constitute amendment of any provision of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, except as specifically set forth herein.  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby. 

(c)    Borrower acknowledge and agree that the amendments set forth herein are effective solely for the purposes set forth herein and that the execution and delivery by Agent and the Lenders of this Amendment shall not be deemed (i) except as expressly provided in this Amendment, to be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any term or condition of the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Document, (ii) to create a course of dealing or otherwise obligate Agent or Lenders to forbear, waive, consent or execute similar amendments under the same or similar circumstances in the future, or (iii) to amend, prejudice, relinquish or impair any right of Agent or Lenders to receive any indemnity or similar payment from any Person or entity as a result of any matter arising from or relating to this Amendment.

Section 2.7    Reaffirmation.  Borrower hereby acknowledges and reaffirms all of its obligations and undertakings under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and acknowledges and agrees that subsequent to, and after taking account of the provisions of this Amendment, each such Loan Document is and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 2.8    No Oral Agreements.  THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

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Section 2.9    GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES (BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO NATIONAL BANKS).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

AK STEEL CORPORATION

By:     /s/ David E. Westcott                
Name:    David E. Westcott                
Title:    Treasurer                    

    

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
as Agent and a Lender

By:      /s/ Brian Conole                    
Name:      Brian Conole                    
Title:     Senior Vice President                

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 
as a Lender

By:      /s/ Christopher Tran                
Name:      Christopher Tran                
Title:     Vice President                    
    

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, 
as a Lender

By:      /s/ Michael P. Henry                
Name:      Michael P. Henry                
Title:     Vice President        

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND REAFFIRMATION
The undersigned (i) hereby acknowledges each of the terms of the attached First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, (ii) acknowledges, ratifies and confirms all obligations and undertakings under the Guaranty and the related Loan Documents and agrees that all of its obligations and undertakings thereunder shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof after giving effect to the attached First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that all references to the Loan Agreement in the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents of the undersigned shall mean and include the Loan Agreement, as modified by the attached First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement.

	
		
	AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as a Guarantor

By:   /s/ David E. Westcott
Name:   /s/ David E. Westcott
Title:   Treasurereh1201199_ex1001.htm

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

This Separation Agreement and General Release (hereinafter, the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 12th day of November, 2012, by and between Christopher R. Reidy (hereinafter referred to as “Executive”), and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”).

 

In exchange for the mutual promises contained herein, Executive and the Company, intending to be bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.           Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate at the close of business on January 2, 2013 (the “Separation Date”).   Effective November 2, 2012, Executive ceased to be an officer of the Company.  The letter agreement, dated August 1, 2006 (the “2006 Employment Agreement”), between the Company and Executive, shall have no further force and effect and is hereby superseded in its entirety by this Agreement.

 

2.           The Company and Executive further agree to the following:

 

(a)         The Company will pay Executive a separation payment in the total gross amount of $571,200.    This separation payment shall be paid out in 12 equal monthly installments of $47,600 per month (the “Monthly Installments”) between the Separation Date and the one year anniversary of the Separation Date.   The Monthly Installments shall be made on the Company’s regular monthly pay dates.

 

(b)         A payment of $457,000, which is the equivalent of one times the Executive’s target annual bonus for FY’13, shall be paid on the Company’s regular January 2013 pay date.

 

(c)         The Company shall pay Executive the cash value of the equivalent of 13,000 shares of ADP common stock, based on the per share closing trading price of ADP common stock on the Separation Date.   Such payment shall be made within 20 business days of the Separation Date.

 

 

  

  

  

 

(d)           The Company will pay Executive for his accrued and unused vacation as of the Separation Date.

 

(e)           The Company will reimburse Executive for outstanding expenses properly incurred through the Separation Date that are submitted to the Company no later than the third business day following the Separation Date.   All such expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s existing policy.

 

(f)           The Company will allow Executive to keep the car leased to him by the Company and will arrange for the transfer of title into Executive’s name.  Executive will procure his own insurance coverage and will be fully responsible for any State sales taxes, registration fees and any other transfer fees owing upon such transfer, less any sales taxes attributable to the portion of the vehicle for which Executive made a contribution at the time the vehicle was leased.  Michael Beiger, Sr. Director Global Fleet Management, will coordinate the details of such transfer with Executive.  The Company may withhold any tax (or other governmental obligation) arising as a result of the transfer of ownership to Executive of the car as a condition to such transfer.  Withholding and other taxes arising out of the transfer of ownership to Executive of such car shall be deducted from Executive’s accrued and unpaid salary as of his date of separation or from any other amounts to which Executive is entitled, to the extent Executive’s salary accrual exceeds such withholding obligation.

 

(g)           Executive will have access to a 12-month outplacement assistance program selected by the Company and at the Company’s expense, commencing on the Separation Date.

 

(h)           Executive’s welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, wellness, life, long-term disability, Flexible Spending Accounts (“FSA”), Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance and any other welfare benefits the Company may provide) will terminate effective the Separation Date.  This paragraph (h) 

 

 

 

 

  

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shall not be deemed to affect the conversion rights under any life insurance plans.  Executive will have the right to continue medical, dental, prescription drug, vision and FSA benefits as permitted by law under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) and will not incur a break in service if he elects COBRA.  Executive will be separately notified of conversion privileges, if any, for Executive’s other health and welfare benefits.  Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, nothing in the Agreement constitutes a waiver of any claim for health or long term disability benefits that accrue prior to the Separation Date.  Such claims will be processed according to the terms and conditions of the controlling plan documents.  Those plans have not been modified in any way by the Agreement.

 

(i)           Executive agrees to abide by all of the terms and conditions of agreements with the Company executed in connection with all ADP stock options or restricted stock previously granted to Executive (the “Stock Agreements”), and that any non-competition period, as defined in any such Stock Agreements, shall not terminate until 24 months after the Separation Date.  All outstanding unvested ADP stock options previously granted to Executive will continue to vest through the one year anniversary of the Separation Date.  Executive may exercise all vested ADP stock options within 24 months of the Separation Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all vested stock options must be exercised prior to their original expiration date, regardless of the exercise periods set forth herein.  All vested stock options that are not exercised within the time periods set forth above will be cancelled.

 

(j)           Executive understands and acknowledges that for a period of six (6) months following his last date of active employment he will continue to be a “Restricted Person” as such term is used in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, and he will continue to abide by all rules and limitations applicable thereunder to Restricted Persons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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(k)           For purposes of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan and/or the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan (collectively referred to as the “Plans”), Executive will be considered a terminated employee as of the Separation Date.  As such, contributions, vesting, matches and other service based benefits, rights and features accorded to employees have terminated as of the close of the Separation Date.   For the purpose of clarity, Executive shall be entitled to a Company match of any contributions made by Executive to the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan through the end of calendar 2012.  All the terms and conditions of the Plans will be governed by the controlling plan documents.  The Plans have not been modified in any way by the Agreement.

 

(l)           Executive’s participation in the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Amended and Restated Employees’ Savings-Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) will end as of the Separation Date.  Executive shall be issued stock and/or reimbursed for  payments made to the Purchase Plan in accordance with its terms.

 

(m)           Executive was previously granted time-based restricted shares of ADP common stock.   Executive will be entitled to keep any such shares of time-based restricted stock scheduled to vest prior to the one-year anniversary of the Separation Date in accordance with the original vesting schedule applicable to such shares.    Shares of time-based restricted stock scheduled to vest after the one-year anniversary of the Separation Date will be returned to the Company and cancelled.    Executive acknowledges that for income tax purposes, any applicable withholding tax obligations with respect to such shares shall be satisfied on the Separation Date by the Company by reducing the number of shares otherwise deliverable to Executive by the number of such shares having a fair market value on the date thereof equal to such withholding tax obligation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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(n)           Executive was awarded a grant of 13,000 shares of ADP common stock under the Company’s Performance-Based Restricted Stock program (“PBRS Program”) for FY’12, with restrictions scheduled to lapse on March 4, 2013, pursuant to the execution of a Restrictive Covenant (as defined in paragraph 2(o) below).  The target grant to Executive of 13,000 shares of ADP common stock under the PBRS Program for FY’13 are hereby forfeited in accordance with the terms of the PBRS Program.   Executive will be entitled to keep the 13,000 FY’12 PBRS Program shares that were awarded to him in accordance with the original vesting schedule.   Executive acknowledges that for income tax purposes, any applicable withholding tax obligations with respect to such FY’12 PBRS Program shares shall be satisfied on the Separation Date by the Company by reducing the number of shares otherwise deliverable to Executive by the number of such shares having a fair market value on the date thereof equal to such withholding tax obligation.  All other terms and conditions of the PBRS Program shall remain in effect.

 

(o)           Any use of the term “Restrictive Covenant” in the Agreement shall mean any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, non-disclosure or confidentiality obligations reflected in the provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company that Executive has entered into, or any Company plan, policy or arrangement that applies to Executive.  If Executive violates any Restrictive Covenant prior to either the payment of any amounts under this Agreement or the vesting of any rights or lapsing of any restrictions on any ADP equity as described hereunder (and as further set forth in paragraph 2(p) hereunder specifically regarding the SORP), then, in addition to the exercise of any other rights Company may have as a consequence of such breach, Executive will have immediately forfeited the receipt of any cash payments otherwise owing hereunder as well as the benefit of the vesting of any 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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rights or lapsing of any restrictions on any ADP equity Executive would otherwise expect to receive hereunder.

 

(p)           Executive is a “Participant” as defined in the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Amended and Restated Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan (the “SORP”).  Executive’s benefits under the SORP shall be determined in accordance with, and under the terms of, the SORP.  Among other things, the SORP provides that if a Participant violates the non-competition provisions of any agreement he has entered into with the Company within 24 months after the Separation Date, such Participant shall forever and irrevocably forfeit all benefits otherwise due him under the terms of the SORP.  The SORP will not have been deemed modified in any way by this Agreement.  For purposes of the 24-month non-competition provision under the SORP, Executive shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company as of the Separation Date.

 

(q)           Executive’s heirs, representatives, assigns or estate shall be entitled to any payments pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Agreement in the event of Executive’s death, for any period subsequent to Executive’s death.

 

(r)           The Company shall withhold from any payment made under this Agreement any applicable federal, state and local taxes and social security taxes, as well as any other standard deductions.

 

3.            Executive and the Company (which, for purposes of this paragraph 3, shall include any of the Company’s affiliates), agree to the following with the provisio exceptions herein also applying to any similar restrictive covenant:

 

(a)           Executive agrees to notify Dermot O’Brien, ADP’s CHRO, of his intent to accept any offer of employment commencing prior to the second anniversary of the Separation Date for the purpose of confirming that commencing such employment will not otherwise violate a 

 

 

 

 

  

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Restrictive Covenant.    Executive agrees to inform Mr. O’Brien of (i) the entity making such offer (including the name of the ultimate corporate parent entity, if the entity making the offer is a subsidiary or division with a different name from the ultimate parent company), and (ii) the scope of duties and title of the position to be filled, both by telephone (973-974-5000) and in writing to One ADP Boulevard, M/S 427, Roseland, NJ 07068.    Mr. O’Brien will undertake to respond to Executive’s notice within two business days of receipt of Executive’s written notice.

 

(b)           Executive agrees that he will not, at any time after the date hereof, use or disclose to any person, corporation, partnership or other entity whatsoever, any confidential information, trade secrets or proprietary information of the Company, its vendors, licensors, marketing partners, clients or prospects learned by Executive during his employment and/or any of the names and addresses of clients and prospects of the Company, provided that Executive may comply with legal process in accordance with the notice provisions as set forth in paragraph 3(k) below.

 

(c)           Executive agrees that all books, handbooks, manuals, files, papers, memoranda, letters, facsimile or other printed, electronic or audio communications that he has in his possession that were created, written, authorized, signed, received, sent or transmitted during his employment or that are in any way related to the Company or any of its business activities remain the property of the Company and have not been removed from and/or have been returned to the Company’s offices.

 

(d)           Executive agrees, on or before the Separation Date, to return all property belonging to the Company, including but not limited to any personal computers or laptops, any tablet devices, any telephones and any other electronic equipment, as well as any associated software, whether issued by the Company to Executive for home or office use.

 

 

 

 

  

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(e)           From the Separation Date through the second anniversary of the Separation Date, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, hire, solicit or encourage to leave the Company’s employ any employee of the Company or hire any former employee of the Company within one year after the date such person ceased to be an employee of the Company.

 

(f)           From the Separation Date through the second anniversary of the Separation Date, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, become or be interested in, employed by, or associated with in any capacity, any person, corporation, partnership or other entity whatsoever (a “Person”) engaged in any aspect of the Company’s businesses or businesses the Company had formal plans to enter on the Separation Date, in a capacity which is the same or similar to any capacity in which Executive was involved during the last two years of his employment by the Company.   After the Separation Date, however, nothing shall prevent Executive from owning, as an inactive investor, securities of any competitor of the Company which is listed on a national securities exchange.  Furthermore, after the Separation Date, Executive may become employed in a separate, autonomous division of a corporation or other entity, provided such division is not a competitor of the Company.

 

(g)           From the Separation Date through the second anniversary of the Separation Date, Executive will not, on his behalf or on behalf of any other Person, directly or indirectly, solicit, contact, call upon, communicate with or attempt to communicate with any Person that was a client or a bona fide prospective client of the Company before the Separation Date in an effort to sell, license or lease any software or service competitive or potentially competitive with any software or services sold, licensed, leased, provided or under development by the Company during the two-year period prior to the Separation Date.

 

(h)           Executive agrees that he shall not disparage or induce or encourage others to disparage the Company, its services, products or any of its current or former affiliates, members, 

 

 

 

 

  

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offices, directors, employees or agents.  The foregoing shall not be violated by actions to enforce this Agreement or compliance with legal process or governmental inquiry provided Executive follows  the notice provisions as set forth in paragraph 3(k) below.

 

(i)           Executive agrees that a violation of any Restrictive Covenants, including the foregoing covenants set forth in this paragraph 3, will cause irreparable injury to the Company.  Accordingly, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, those specifically set forth in paragraphs 2(o) and 2(p) above), to an injunction enjoining and restraining Executive from doing or continuing to do any such act.

 

(j)           Executive agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company, and to provide all information and sign any corporate records and instruments that the Company may hereafter reasonably request with respect to any matter involving his present or former relationship with the Company (including any direct or indirectly held subsidiaries), the work he has performed, or any present or former employees or clients of the Company.

 

(k)           Executive agrees that if he is served with a subpoena or court order to testify (including but not limited to any such subpoena covered by paragraph 7(d) below) with respect to any matter involving his present or former relationship with the Company, the work he has performed, or present or former employees or clients of the Company, he shall, within 5 days of receipt of such subpoena or court order, notify the “Company”, c/o Automatic Data Processing, Inc., One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey 07068, Attention: General Counsel.  If Executive does not provide such notice based upon written advice from his legal counsel that he is not legally permitted to provide such notice to the Company, Executive agrees that he will request that the person, entity, court or agency serving such subpoena or court order provide notice consistent with this paragraph 3(k).

 

 

 

 

 

  

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(l)           The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey.   The parties agree that the Federal or State courts sitting in Newark, New Jersey shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the parties with respect to any dispute arising under or in connection with the Agreement, and the parties further agree to waive a trial by jury.  The parties agree that if any part or any provision of the Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law by a court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability only, without in any way affecting the remaining parts of said provision or the remaining provisions of the Agreement.

 

4.           Executive agrees that any waiver on the part of the Company as to compliance with any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any prior, subsequent or other failure by Executive to perform his obligations under the Agreement.

 

5.           Executive acknowledges that this is the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof.  Executive acknowledges that there are no representations by the Company, oral or written, not set forth in the Agreement upon which he relied in signing the Agreement.

 

6.           Section 409A:

 

(a)          The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or will be exempt from Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from Section 409A or in compliance therewith, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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(b)          A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment, unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the payment thereof prior to a “separation from service” would violate Section 409A.  For purposes of any such provision of this Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.”

 

(c)           The parties agree and acknowledge that on Executive’s Separation Date, Executive will be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B) and any payment or the provision of any benefit that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service” which would otherwise be made or provided during the six (6) month period following Executive’s separation from service shall instead be made or provided, in lump sum, on the first business day following the date which is the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service,” and (B) the date of Executive’s death.  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.

 

(d)           With respect to the payment or provision of any benefit constituting nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A (i) all expenses or other reimbursements as provided herein shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time, but in any event shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by Executive, (ii) no such reimbursement or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year, and (iii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchanged for another benefit.

 

(e)           For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.  Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.

 

(f)           Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute any representation or warranty by the Company regarding compliance with Section 409A and none of the Company, its direct or indirect parents, subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their stockholders, employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto.

 

7.           Release:

 

(a)          In consideration for the above, Executive (including any family members, agents, successors or assigns whose claim is based in whole or part on a Claim, as defined below) agrees to forever release, acquit and discharge Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and all its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions and its and their employees, officers, directors, agents, carriers, and shareholders and its and their predecessors, successors and assigns (“Releasees”) from and against all claims, actions and causes of action, of every kind, nature and description without limitation, whether created by any constitution, statute, common law, regulation, municipal ordinance, executive order, contract, duty or obligation arising from any source which exist as of the date Executive signs the Agreement (“Claims”).  This release includes all Claims arising under all federal, state and local employment discrimination statutes, ordinances or regulations including but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Equal Pay 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and all other sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, race, national origin, veterans’, disability, age discrimination, whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws, including but not limited to, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.  Executive expressly waives all rights he may have under such laws, and under any amendments thereto, any claims based on contract, tort, public policy, or any principle of law or equity, and any claim for money, damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and injunctive or other relief.

 

(b)          Except as set forth herein, Executive acknowledges, represents and warrants that the Company owes him no other wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation pay or other compensation or payments of any nature, other than that specifically provided for in the Agreement.  Executive further acknowledges that except as provided for herein, the Company shall not have any obligation to him or to any other person or entity for any other monies or benefits including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees (except as provided below with respect to indemnification), car allowance, use of a Company car, stock, stock options, restricted stock, stock purchase plan, pension, medical, life, short-term disability, long-term disability or other insurance, ERISA benefits, severance or any obligation set forth in any agreement of employment or other agreement with the Company, whether such agreement is express or implied, including the 2006 Employment Agreement.   The Company agrees that Executive is not releasing any claims or rights he may have for indemnification under state or other law or the charter, articles, or by-laws of the Company and its affiliated companies, or under any 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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indemnification agreement with the Company or under any insurance policy providing directors’ and officers’ coverage for any lawsuit or claim relating to the period when he was a director or officer of the Company or any affiliated company (including in each case and among other things any associated rights to attorneys’ fees), provided that Executive will not be entitled to assert, and he hereby waives, any claim for such indemnification and/or insurance coverage if and to the extent it would compensate him for any amounts owed to the Company under paragraph 7(c)(ii).

 

           (c) (i) Executive warrants that as of the date hereof (A) he has not filed any Claim against Releasees and (B) he is unaware of any conduct by any Releasees that he reasonably believes could form the basis of a material claim against the Releasees, other than those matters which may have been previously discussed with members of the Company’s legal department in connection with any pending or threatened litigation.

 

(ii) A breach of paragraph 7(c)(i) shall entitle the Releasees to be indemnified and held harmless for any losses, including attorneys fees, as a consequence of such breach, provided the affected Releasee or Releasees shall have notified Executive in writing prior to the third anniversary of this Agreement of a loss or a claim against Releasees arising out of a breach of paragraph 7(c)(i), and provided further that Executive’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be limited to the aggregate amount to be paid to Executive under paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) hereunder.   Releasees shall retain control of the defense and settlement of any third party claims against Releasees that are the subject of indemnification hereunder.

 

 (d)           This release of all Claims shall not be construed to prohibit Executive from cooperating with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) in an investigation by the EEOC of any matter, or responding to any subpoena or other lawfully issued process in 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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any such investigation, except that Executive waives any monetary recovery in any lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of Executive or a class in which he would otherwise be a member.

 

8.           Notification of Rights:

 

(a)           Executive has twenty-one days from receipt of the Agreement to consider it, and to return the signed Agreement to Michael A. Bonarti, General Counsel, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., One ADP Boulevard, M/S 450, Roseland, New Jersey 07068.  In order for Executive to fully understand his statutory rights and the legal effect of a waiver by Executive of those rights, he has the right to consult with an attorney.

 

(b)           If Executive elects to sign the Agreement it means that: (i) he has read the Agreement and understands it; (ii) he has not received any inducements to sign the Agreement other than what is set forth in the Agreement; (iii) he has had adequate opportunity to consult with an attorney of his choosing and has been advised to do so if he chooses; and (iv) he has signed the Agreement voluntarily and knowingly.

 

(c)           Executive understands and agrees that if he chooses to sign the Agreement before the expiration of the twenty-one (21) day consideration period, he has waived the remainder of that period.

 

(d)           After Executive has signed the Agreement, Executive may revoke his acceptance of it within seven (7) days from the date of his execution of the Agreement.  Revocation must be made by submitting a written revocation by hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Michael A. Bonarti, General Counsel, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., One ADP Boulevard, M/S 450, Roseland, New Jersey 07068.  If revocation of the Agreement is not made within the seven (7) day revocation period, the Agreement will become final, binding and irrevocable on both parties.

 

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herein, Executive agrees to reacknowledge his acceptance of the Agreement and its terms and conditions, without any changes, and before payment of any sums due him arising from the Agreement, on January 2, 2013 by signing a Release and Reacknowledgement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Payments will not begin until after the seven day revocation period in Exhibit A has lapsed without revocation of the Release and Reacknowledgement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Executive and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. have executed the foregoing Agreement.

 

	 	
EXECUTIVE

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Christopher R. Reidy	 
	 	 	Christopher R. Reidy	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	 	
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Michael A. Bonarti	 
	 	 	Name: Michael A. Bonarti	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT A

Release and Reacknowledgement Agreement (the “Agreement”)

The undersigned, Christopher R. Reidy, through and by his signature below, in consideration of the undertakings and agreements set forth in that certain Separation Agreement and Release between Christopher R. Reidy and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. entered into November 12, 2012 (the “Separation Agreement”):

	
1. 

	
Reacknowledges his acceptance and agreement to the Separation Agreement as of the date set forth below, including but not limited to the release provision under paragraph 7, which provides:

	
  

	
(a)

	
In consideration for the above, Executive (including any family members, agents, successors or assigns whose claim is based in whole or part on a Claim, as defined below) agrees to forever release, acquit and discharge Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and all its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions and its and their employees, officers, directors, agents, carriers, and shareholders and its and their predecessors, successors and assigns (“Releasees”) from and against all claims, actions and causes of action, of every kind, nature and description without limitation, whether created by any constitution, statute, common law, regulation, municipal ordinance, executive order, contract, duty or obligation arising from any source which exist as of the date Executive signs the Agreement (“Claims”).  This release includes all Claims arising under all federal, state and local employment discrimination statutes, ordinances or regulations including but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, the Sarbanes Oxley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and all other sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, race, national origin, veterans’, disability, age discrimination, whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws, including but not limited to, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.  Executive expressly waives all rights he may have under such laws, and under any amendments thereto, any claims based on contract, tort, public policy, or any principle of law or equity, and any claim for money, damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and injunctive or other relief.

	
  

	
(b)

	
Except as set forth herein, Executive acknowledges, represents and warrants that the Company owes him no other wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation pay or other compensation or payments of any nature, other than that specifically provided for in the Agreement.  Executive further acknowledges that except as provided for herein, the Company shall not have any obligation to him or to any other person or entity for any other monies or benefits including, but not limited

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

	
  

	
 

	
to, attorneys’ fees (except as provided below with respect to indemnification), car allowance, use of a Company car, stock, stock options, restricted stock, stock purchase plan, pension, medical, life, short-term disability, long-term disability or other insurance, ERISA benefits, severance or any obligation set forth in any agreement of employment or other agreement with the Company, whether such agreement is express or implied, including the 2006 Employment Agreement.  The Company agrees that Executive is not releasing any claims or rights he may have for indemnification under state or other law or the charter, articles, or by-laws of the Company and its affiliated companies, or under any indemnification agreement with the Company or under any insurance policy providing directors’ and officers’ coverage for any lawsuit or claim relating to the period when he was a director or officer of the Company or any affiliated company (including in each case and among other things any associated rights to attorneys’ fees), provided that Executive will not be entitled to assert, and he hereby waives, any claim for such indemnification and/or insurance coverage if and to the extent it would compensate him for any amounts owed to the Company under paragraph 7(c)(ii).

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
(i) Executive warrants that as of the date hereof (A) he has not filed any Claim against Releasees and (B) he is unaware of any conduct by any Releasees that he reasonably believes could form the basis of a material claim against the Releasees, other than those matters which may have been previously discussed with members of the Company’s legal department in connection with any pending or threatened litigation.

(ii) A breach of paragraph 7(c)(i) shall entitle the Releasees to be indemnified and held harmless for any losses, including attorneys fees, as a consequence of such breach, provided the affected Releasee or Releasees shall have notified Executive in writing prior to the third anniversary of this Agreement of a loss or a claim against Releasees arising out of a breach of paragraph 7(c)(i), and provided further that Executive’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be limited to the aggregate amount to be paid to Executive under paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) hereunder.   Releasees shall retain control of the defense and settlement of any third party claims against Releasees that are the subject of indemnification hereunder.

	
  

	
(d)

	
This release of all Claims shall not be construed to prohibit Executive from cooperating with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) in an investigation by the EEOC of any matter, or responding to any subpoena or other lawfully issued process in any such investigation, except that Executive waives any monetary recovery in any lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of Executive or a class in which he would otherwise be a member.

2.            Acknowledges and agrees that (a) he has been advised to consult with his attorney before signing the Agreement; (b) he has been advised that he has 21 days from receipt of the Agreement to accept the terms and conditions set forth herein; (c) he has read and understood the Agreement; (d) he has reviewed the Agreement with his attorney or has elected not to do so; (e) 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

after he signs the Agreement, he will have seven (7) days to revoke his acceptance of it; (f) any such revocation must be in writing and delivered or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Michael A. Bonarti, General Counsel, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., One ADP Boulevard, M/S 450, Roseland, New Jersey 07068; and (g) the Agreement is not effective or enforceable until seven (7) days after he has signed it.

Accepted and Agreed to on this

____ day of January __, 2013.

 

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Christopher R. Reidy

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