Document:

Exhibit 10.8

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

(Effective January 1, 2005)

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
  Section 1.

  	
  PURPOSE.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 2.

  	
  DEFINITIONS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 3.

  	
  PARTICIPATION.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 4.

  	
  DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 5.

  	
  MEASUREMENT OF EARNINGS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 6.

  	
  AMOUNT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL
  BENEFIT.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 7.

  	
  HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 8.

  	
  TERMINATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 9.

  	
  CLAIMS PROCEDURES.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 10.

  	
  NO FUNDING OBLIGATION.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 11.

  	
  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS UNDER THE
  PLAN.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 12.

  	
  MINORS AND INCOMPETENTS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 13.

  	
  WITHHOLDING TAXES.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 14.

  	
  ASSIGNMENT.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 15.

  	
  LIMITATION OF RIGHTS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 16.

  	
  ADMINISTRATION.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 17.

  	
  AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 18.

  	
  SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 19.

  	
  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 20.

  	
  HEADINGS AND CAPTIONS.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 21.

  	
  NON-EMPLOYMENT.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 22.

  	
  PAYMENT NOT SALARY.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 23.

  	
  GENDER AND NUMBER.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 24.

  	
  CONTROLLING LAW.

  	
   

  

 

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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP 

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(Effective January 1, 2005)

 

Section 1.                                          PURPOSE.

 

The Plan is established to provide a select group of management and
highly compensated employees of IAC/InterActiveCorp the opportunity to defer
Compensation, as defined herein.  The
Plan is intended to conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 2.                                          DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following words, as used in
the Plan, shall have the meanings ascribed to each below:

 

2.1                                 “Account” shall mean the book entry-account
which shall be credited with a Participant’s Deferred Compensation pursuant to
Section 4 herein and Earnings thereon. 
The Committee (or its designee), in its sole discretion, may credit the
Deferred Compensation attributable to a particular Plan Year (or such other
period with respect to which Compensation is earned by the Participant) and the
Earnings thereon to a separate sub-account of the Participant’s Account.

 

2.2                                 “Active Participant” shall mean a
Participant who is currently having Deferred Compensation credited to his or
her Account hereunder.

 

2.3                                 “Affiliate” shall mean any entity affiliated
with the Company within the meaning of Code Section 414(b) with respect to a
controlled group of corporations, Code Section 414(c) with respect to trades or
businesses under common control with the Company, Code Section 414(m) with
respect to affiliated service groups and any other entity required to be
aggregated with the Company under Section 414(o) of the Code.  No entity shall be treated as an Affiliate
for any period during which it is not part of the controlled group, under
common control or otherwise not required to be aggregated with the Company
under Code Section 414.

 

2.4                                 “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or trust
designated by the Participant to receive benefits payable under this Plan in
the event of the Participant’s death.  If
no Beneficiary is designated, then the person or trust designated by the
Participant under the Company’s tax-qualified 401(k) plan or pursuant to the
terms of the Company’s tax-qualified 401(k) plan (even if the Participant does
not actively participate in such plan) to receive benefits payable under the
Company’s tax-qualified 401(k) plan in the event of the Participant’s death.

 

Upon the acceptance by the Committee (or a
designee of the Committee) of a new Beneficiary designation, all Beneficiary
designations previously filed shall be

 

 

canceled. 
A Participant’s designation of a Beneficiary (or any election to revoke
or change a prior Beneficiary designation must be made and filed with the
Committee (or a designee of the Committee), in writing, on such form(s) and in
such manner prescribed by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee).  The Committee (or a designee of the Committee)
shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary designation filed by the
Participant and accepted by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee)
prior to his or her death.

 

2.5                                 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of
the Company.

 

2.6                                 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended and as hereafter amended from time to time, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.7                                 “Committee” shall mean the
Compensation/Benefits Committee of the Board.

 

2.8                                 “Company” shall mean IAC/InterActiveCorp and
any successor corporation by merger, consolidation or transfer of all or
substantially all of its assets.

 

2.9                                 “Compensation” shall mean a Participant’s
cash bonus for services paid by the Company to the Participant, including,
without limitation, (i) any portion of the Participant’s bonus reduced
pursuant to the Participant’s salary reduction agreement under Section 125 or
Section 401(k) of the Code (if any), (ii) any portion of the Participant’s
bonus that the Participant elects to defer under any nonqualified deferred compensation
plan or arrangement maintained by the Company and (iii) any portion of the
Participant’s compensation that the Participant elects to reduce pursuant to
any other salary reduction arrangement maintained by the Company, including,
without limitation, an arrangement under Section 132 of the Code.  Compensation shall not include any other
compensation, including without limitation, commissions, overtime pay,
severance pay, incentive compensation, benefits paid under any qualified plan,
any group medical, dental or other welfare benefit plan, noncash compensation,
fringe benefits (cash and noncash), reimbursements or other expense allowances,
moving expenses or any other additional compensation, including without
limitation, lump sum payments in lieu of accrued but unused vacation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may agree in writing with a
Participant to treat an item of compensation other than a Participant’s bonus
compensation as Compensation for purposes of the Plan.

 

2.10                           “Deferral Agreement” shall mean an agreement
entered into between a Participant and the Company to authorize the Company to
reduce the Participant’s Compensation and credit the amount of such reduction
to the Plan as Deferred Compensation.  A
Deferral Agreement shall contain such provisions, consistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be established from time to time by the Company
or the Committee (or a designee of the Committee).  A Deferral Agreement may, to the extent permitted
by the Committee (or a designee of the

 

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Committee) and by applicable
law, be made by paper, telephonic or electronic means.

 

2.11                           “Deferred Compensation” shall mean the
amount of Compensation deferred by a Participant pursuant to Section 4.

 

2.12                           “Distribution Form” shall mean one of the
following forms of distribution of Supplemental Benefits available under the
Plan:

 

(a)           One lump sum; or

 

(b)           Annual installment payments over a
period of ten (10) years or fifteen (15) years where the amount of each
installment is determined by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee)
pursuant to a method uniformly applied to all Participants.

 

2.13                           “Distribution Time” shall mean one of the
following times to commence the payment of Supplemental Benefits:

 

(a)           As soon as administratively feasible
following the Participant’s Termination of Employment or, with respect to each
Participant who is a Key Employee, six (6) months following his or her
Separation from Service, as defined under Section 409A of the Code;

 

(b)           A date no less than three (3) years
following the end of the period in which the Compensation that was deferred was
earned; or

 

(c)           The date on which the Participant
attains age sixty-five (65).

 

2.14                           “Earnings” shall mean, for any Plan Year,
earnings and/or losses on amounts credited to an Account, if applicable, in
accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

2.15                           “Effective Date” shall mean January 1,
2005.

 

2.16                           “Eligible Employee” shall mean, with respect
to any Plan Year, an Employee who is a member of the Company’s select group of
management employees or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of
ERISA, (a) whose total of annual rate of base salary from the Company is at
least $150,000 on the later of: (i) the October 1st preceding such
Plan Year and (ii) the date the Employee’s employment with the Company
commences and (b) who are not non-resident aliens without United States-source
income.

 

2.17                           “Employee” shall mean any employee of the
Company or an Affiliate. An individual classified by the Company at the time
services are provided as either an independent contractor or an individual who
is not classified by the Company as an Employee but who provides services to
the Company through another entity shall not be eligible to participate in this
Plan during the period that the individual is so initially classified, even if
such individual is later retroactively reclassified as

 

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an employee
during all or any part of such period pursuant to applicable law or otherwise.

 

2.18                           “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

2.19                           “Key Employee” shall mean a key employee as
defined under Section 416(i) of the Code.

 

2.20                           “Participant” shall mean any Eligible
Employee who shall have become an Active Participant in the Plan and any
individual with a balance credited to his or her Account.

 

2.21                           “Plan” shall mean the IAC/InterActiveCorp
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

2.22                           “Plan Year” shall mean the calendar year.

 

2.23                           “Supplemental Benefit” shall mean the vested
benefit payable under the Plan, which shall be payable in accordance with
Section 6 hereof.

 

2.24                           “Termination of Employment” shall mean
separation from the employment of the Company and its Affiliates for any
reason, including, but not limited to, retirement, death, disability,
resignation, dismissal, or the cessation of an entity as an Affiliate.  In the event some or all of the assets of the
Company or an Affiliate are sold or transferred, any Employee who in connection
with, or as a result of, such sale becomes employed by the acquirer of such
assets shall not be deemed to have incurred a Termination of Employment unless
and until the earlier of (i) the Employee is no longer employed by such
acquirer or any entity thereafter acquiring the aforesaid assets or
(ii) the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that such Employee
has incurred a Termination of Employment and when such Termination of Employment
is deemed to have occurred.  For purposes
of the foregoing sentence, and only for such purposes, a sale or transfer of
stock of the Company or Affiliate shall be deemed to be a sale or transfer of “assets.”

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Participant shall not be considered to have had a Termination
of Employment if, for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the Participant
would not be considered to have had a “separation from service.”

 

Section 3.                                          PARTICIPATION.

 

Each Employee who is an Eligible Employee with respect to a Plan Year
shall be eligible to become an Active Participant in the Plan pursuant to
Section 4 with respect to such Plan Year.  A Participant shall cease to
be an Active Participant with regard to a Plan Year if he or she is not, or
ceases to be, an Eligible Employee with regard to the Plan.  A Participant’s classification as an Eligible
Employee shall be made anew for each Plan Year and a new Deferral Agreement
must be made for each Plan Year.

 

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Section 4.                                          DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION.

 

4.1                                 Deferral Agreement.

 

(a)           Any election to defer payment of a
portion of a Participant’s Compensation shall be made by the Participant
pursuant to a Deferral Agreement on or before the earlier of: (i) the first day
of the Plan Year (or such other period with respect to which the Compensation
is earned by the Participant) with respect to which the Compensation is earned
or (ii) such date as required under Section 409A of the Code.  The Participant’s Deferral Agreement shall
evidence the Participant’s agreement to the terms of the Plan.  The Deferral Agreement shall authorize the
Company to reduce the Participant’s Compensation by a whole percentage up to
Ninety Percent (90%), as elected by the Participant pursuant to the Deferral
Agreement.  The Company may reduce the
percentage that a Participant elects to defer pursuant to a Deferral Agreement
in order to withhold for federal, state and local taxes or to comply with an
order of a court or other authority or to withhold under any other required
plan or program.

 

(b)           The provisions of Paragraph (a) of
this Section shall be subject to the following:

 

(i)            If an Employee first becomes an
Eligible Employee during a Plan Year, he or she may elect to become an Active
Participant with respect to such Plan Year (or other such period with respect
to which the Compensation is earned by the Participant) solely with respect to
Compensation earned with respect to services performed after the Deferral
Agreement is executed and delivered to the Company pursuant to the procedures
established by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee) prior to the
earlier of: (i) the end of the thirty (30) day period following the date he or
she becomes an Eligible Employee, by making an election, in the manner
prescribed by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee) or (ii) the end of
the period permitted for such an election under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(ii)           An election to defer Compensation
hereunder pursuant to a Deferral Agreement is irrevocable and is valid only for
the Plan Year (or such other period with respect to which the Compensation is
earned by the Participant) following the election or in the case of an Employee
who first becomes an Eligible Employee during a Plan Year, for Compensation
earned with respect to services performed in such Plan Year after such
election.  If no new Deferral Agreement
is timely made with respect to any subsequent Plan Year, the Compensation
earned with respect to such Plan Year shall not be deferred under the Plan.

 

4.2                                 Book Entry of Deferred Compensation.  Deferred Compensation shall be credited as a
book entry to a Participant’s Account not later than the date such amount would
otherwise be payable to the Participant.

 

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4.3                                 Vesting.  A Participant’s Account shall be fully vested
at all times, including Earnings thereon.

 

Section 5.                                          MEASUREMENT OF EARNINGS.

 

(a)           Earnings shall be credited to a
Participant’s Account.  The measuring
alternatives used for the measurement of Earnings on the amounts in a
Participant’s Account shall be selected by the Participant in writing on a form
prescribed by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee) or, if permitted
by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee), by telephonic or electronic
transmission from among the various measuring alternatives offered under the
Plan, unless the Committee (or a designee of the Committee) decides in its sole
discretion to designate the measuring alternative(s) used to determine
Earnings.

 

(b)           In the event that various measuring
alternatives are made available to Participants, each Participant may change
the selection of his or her measuring alternatives as of the beginning of any
calendar month (or at such other times and in such manner as prescribed by the
Committee (or its designee), in its sole discretion), subject to such notice
and other administrative procedures established by the Committee (or a designee
of the Committee).  To the extent
permitted by the Committee (or a designee of the Committee), a Participant may
make separate elections pursuant to this Section with respect to his or her
(i) current Account balance and (ii) future Deferred
Compensation.  Earnings shall be computed
under this Section to the balance in each Participant’s Account, if applicable,
as of the last business day of each month, or such other dates as selected by
the Committee (or a designee of the Committee), in its sole discretion, at a
rate equal to the performance of the measuring alternative selected by the
Participant for the calendar month (or such other applicable period) to which
such selection relates.

 

(c)           The Committee (or a designee of the
Committee) may, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for the
crediting of Earnings and the election of measuring alternatives pursuant to
this Section 5.

 

Section 6.                                          AMOUNT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT.

 

6.1                                 Supplemental Benefits.

 

(a)           Subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 and
to the extent otherwise required by Section 409A of the Code, with respect to
the Deferred Compensation of each period in which a Participant is an Active
Participant, a Participant may make an election, at the time specified in
Paragraph (d) below, regarding: (i) the Distribution Form (or a combination of Distribution
Forms) in which to receive his or her Supplemental Benefits from the Plan and
(ii) the Distribution Time upon which to commence receiving his or her
Supplemental Benefits attributable to such Deferred Compensation from the Plan.  Subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 and to the
extent otherwise required by Section 409A of the Code, a Participant may elect
alternative Distribution Times that are conditioned on whether the 

 

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Distribution
Time precedes or follows the Participant’s Termination of Employment and may
make separate Distribution Form elections with respect to each such
corresponding Distribution Time.

 

(b)           If a Participant elects to receive
his or her Supplemental Benefits in a Distribution Form described in Section
2.12(b), the amount of each installment payment shall be debited from the
Participant’s Account.  Such Account
shall be deemed credited with Earnings in accordance with Section 5.

 

(c)           A Participant must make his or her
initial election regarding the Distribution Form and Distribution Time to
receive his or her Supplemental Benefits at the same time he or she enters into
a Deferral Agreement.

 

(d)           If a Participant does not make an
election with respect to the Distribution Form and/or Distribution Time, or if
the Participant’s election is not effective under the Plan or does not meet the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, Supplemental Benefits shall be
paid to him or her in the Distribution Form described in Section 2.12(a) and at
the Distribution Time described in Section 2.13(a).

 

6.2                                 Death. 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a
Participant dies prior to receiving all of his or her Supplemental Benefits,
the unpaid portion of such Supplemental Benefits shall be paid to the
Participant’s Beneficiary in the form of a lump sum distribution as soon as
administratively feasible thereafter.

 

6.3                                 Timing of Elections to Change Form and Timing of
Distribution.

 

Except as otherwise required by Section 409A
of the Code, a Participant may change his or her election regarding the
Distribution Form and the Distribution Time that his or her Supplemental
Benefit will be paid in accordance with the following requirements:

 

(i)            Subject to clause (ii) and (iii) of
this Paragraph, such election may not take effect until the twelve (12) month
anniversary of the date the election is made and filed with the Committee (or a
designee of the Committee);

 

(ii)           In the case of an election related to
the payment of Supplemental Benefits not described in Section 6.2 or
Section 7.1, the Distribution Time must not be less than five (5) years after
the Distribution Date that the new election is changing (regardless of whether
the new election merely changes the Distribution Form); and

 

(iii)          Any election related to a payment of
Supplemental Benefits at a Distribution Time described in Section 2.13(c) shall
not be effective unless made at least twelve (12) months prior to the
Distribution Time that such election is changing (regardless if the new
election merely changes the Distribution Form).

 

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Section 7.                                          HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS.

 

7.1                                 Upon
the request of a Participant, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
approve, due to the Participant’s “Unforeseeable Emergency,” an immediate lump
sum distribution to the Participant of all or a portion of a Participant’s
unpaid Supplemental Benefits.  For the
purposes of this Section 9, a Participant shall experience a “Unforeseeable
Emergency” if, and only if, such Participant experiences a severe financial
hardship as defined in Section 409A of the Code.

 

7.2                                 The
amount to be paid pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Plan shall not exceed the
amount necessary to satisfy the applicable Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts
necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the payment, after
taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved
through reimbursement or compensation by insurance other otherwise or by
liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent such assets would not
itself cause severe hardship).

 

7.3                                 The
Company shall make a book entry to a Participant’s Account to reduce such
Participant’s Account in the amount of any payment of Supplemental Benefits as
a result of a payment made pursuant to this Section 7.

 

Section 8.                                          TERMINATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL.

 

8.1                                 Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, upon a Change of Control, the
Plan shall immediately terminate and, as soon as administratively practicable,
Participants shall be paid all, or the remaining unpaid portions of, their
Supplemental Benefits, in a lump sum.

 

8.2                                 For
purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events or such narrower definition as required under Section 409A
of the Code:

 

(a)           The acquisition by any individual
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than
Barry Diller and Liberty Media Corporation and their respective Affiliates (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of equity securities of the Company representing more than 50% of
the voting power of the then outstanding equity securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of
Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company, (B) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company
or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (C) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and
(C) of subsection (iii); or

 

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(b)           Individuals who, as of November 9,
2004, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to November 9, 2004, whose election,
or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board; or

 

(c)           Consummation of a reorganization,
merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company or the purchase of assets or stock of another
entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless immediately following
such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination will beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (or equivalent governing body, if
applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including,
without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the
Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, (B) no Person (excluding Barry
Diller and Liberty Media Corporation and their Affiliates, any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such
Business Combination) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership of the
Company existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority
of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body, if
applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination will have
been members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the initial agreement, or
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(d)           Approval by the stockholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an event shall
not be considered to be a “Change in Control” if, for purposes of Section 409A
of the Code, such event would not be considered to be a change in control.

 

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Section 9.                                          CLAIMS PROCEDURES.

 

(a)           Initial
Claim.

 

(i)            Any claim by an Employee,
Participant or Beneficiary (“Claimant”) with respect to eligibility,
participation, contributions, benefits or other aspects of the operation of the
Plan shall be made in writing to the Committee. 
The Committee shall provide the Claimant with the necessary forms and
make all determinations as to the right of any person to a disputed
benefit.  If a Claimant is denied
benefits under the Plan, the Committee or its designee shall notify the
Claimant in writing of the denial of the claim within ninety (90) days after
the Committee or its designee receives the claim, provided that in the event of
special circumstances such period may be extended.

 

(ii)           In the event of special
circumstances, the ninety (90) day period may be extended for a period of up to
ninety (90) days (for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days).  If the initial ninety (90) day period is
extended, the Committee or its designee shall notify the Claimant in writing
within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim.  The written notice of extension shall
indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and provide
the date by which the Committee expects to make a determination with respect to
the claim.  If the extension is required
due to the Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to decide the
claim, the period for making the determination shall be tolled from the date on
which the extension notice is sent to the Claimant until the earlier of
(i) the date on which the Claimant responds to the Committee’s request for
information, or (ii) expiration of the forty-five (45) day period
commencing on the date that the Claimant is notified that the requested
additional information must be provided.

 

(iii)          If notice of the denial of a claim is
not furnished within the required time period described herein, the claim shall
be deemed denied as of the last day of such period.

 

(iv)          If a claim is wholly or partially
denied, the notice to the Claimant shall set forth:

 

(A)          The
specific reason or reasons for the denial;

 

(B)           Specific
reference to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;

 

(C)           A
description of any additional material or information necessary for the
Claimant to complete the claim request and an explanation of why such material
or information is necessary;

 

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(D)          Appropriate
information as to the steps to be taken and the applicable time limits if the
Claimant wishes to submit the adverse determination for review; and

 

(E)           A
statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a)
of ERISA following an adverse determination on review.

 

(b)           Claim
Denial Review.

 

(i)            If a claim has been wholly or
partially denied, the Claimant may submit the claim for review by the
Committee.  Any request for review of a
claim must be made in writing to the Committee no later than sixty (60) days
after the Claimant receives notification of denial or, if no notification was
provided, the date the claim is deemed denied. 
The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may:

 

(A)          Upon
request and free of charge, be provided with reasonable access to, and copies
of, relevant documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s
claim; and

 

(B)           Submit
written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the
claim.  The review of the claim
determination shall take into account all comments, documents, records, and
other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without
regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial
claim determination.

 

(ii)           The decision of the Committee upon
review shall be made within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Claimant’s
request for review, unless special circumstances (including, without
limitation, the need to hold a hearing) require an extension.  In the event of special circumstances, the
sixty (60) day period may be extended for a period of up to one hundred twenty
(120) days.

 

(iii)          If notice of the decision upon review
is not furnished within the required time period described herein, the claim on
review shall be deemed denied as of the last day of such period.

 

(iv)          The Committee, in its sole discretion,
may hold a hearing regarding the claim and request that the Claimant
attend.  If a hearing is held, the
Claimant shall be entitled to be represented by counsel.

 

(v)           The Committee’s decision upon review
on the Claimant’s claim shall be communicated to the Claimant in writing.  If the claim upon review is denied, the
notice to the Claimant shall set forth:

 

(A)          The
specific reason or reasons for the decision, with references to the specific
Plan provisions on which the determination is based;

 

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(B)           A
statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of
charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other
information relevant to the claim; and

 

(C)           A
statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a)
of ERISA.

 

(c)           All interpretations, determinations
and decisions of the Committee with respect to any claim, including without
limitation the appeal of any claim, shall be made by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, based on the Plan and comments, documents, records, and other
information presented to it, and shall be final, conclusive and binding.

 

The claims procedures set forth in this Section are intended to comply
with United States Department of Labor Regulation § 2560.503-1 and should
be construed in accordance with such regulation.  In no event shall it be interpreted as
expanding the rights of Claimants beyond what is required by United States
Department of Labor Regulation § 2560.503-1.

 

Section 10.                                   NO FUNDING OBLIGATION.

 

The Plan shall not be construed to require the Company to fund any of
the benefits payable under the Plan or to set aside or earmark any monies or
other assets specifically for payments under the Plan.  This Plan is “unfunded” and Supplemental Benefits
payable hereunder shall be paid by the Company out of its general assets.  Participants and their Beneficiaries shall
not have any interest in any specific asset of the Company as a result of this
Plan.  Nothing contained in this Plan and
no action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Plan shall create or be
construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship amongst
the Company, the Committee, and the Participants, their Beneficiaries or any
other person.  Any funds which may be invested
under the provisions of this Plan shall continue for all purposes to be part of
the general funds of the Company and no person other than the Company shall by
virtue of the provisions of this Plan have any interest in such funds.  To the extent that any person acquires a
right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be
no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the
Company.  The Company may, in its sole
discretion, establish a “rabbi trust” to pay Supplemental Benefits
hereunder.  If the Company decides to
establish any accrued reserve on its books against the future expense of
benefits payable hereunder, or if the Company establishes a rabbi trust under
this Plan, such reserve or trust shall not under any circumstances be deemed to
be an asset of the Plan.

 

Section 11.                                   NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF RIGHTS UNDER THE PLAN.

 

The benefits payable or other rights under the Plan shall not be
subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment, execution, or levy of
any kind, and any attempt to be so subjected shall not be recognized.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with
respect to a Participant who has incurred a Termination of Employment and
commenced receiving payment of Supplemental Benefits under the Plan, all or a
portion of the Participant’s Supplemental

 

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Benefits may be assigned
pursuant to a domestic relations order that meets all of the following
requirements:

 

(a)                                  The domestic
relations order must be a judgment, decree, or order (including approval of a
property settlement agreement) which (i) relates to the provision of child
support, alimony payments, or marital property rights to a spouse, former
spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant (an “Alternate Payee”), and
(ii) is made pursuant to a State domestic relations law (including a community
property law);

 

(b)                                 Except as otherwise
required under the Plan, the terms of the domestic relations order must comply
with the requirements of Section 206(d)(3) of ERISA as if the Plan were subject
to such requirements;

 

(c)                                  The Alternate Payee
shall receive payment under the Plan of the portion of the Participant’s
Supplemental Benefits that are assigned to the Alternate Payee in a single cash
lump sum payment; and

 

(d)                                 The domestic relations
order contains the following language:

 

The IAC/InterActiveCorp Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “IAC
EDCP”) is “unfunded” and benefits payable under the IAC EDCP shall be paid by
the IAC/InterActiveCorp (the “Company”) out of its general assets.  The alternate payee shall not have any
interest in any specific asset of the Company as a result of this Plan.  Nothing contained in the IAC EDCP and no
action taken pursuant to the provisions of the IAC EDCP or this domestic
relations order shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or
a fiduciary relationship among the Company, the Committee, the Participant and
the alternate payee or any other person. 
Any funds that may be invested under the provisions of the IAC EDCP
shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general funds of the Company
and no person other than the Company shall by virtue of the provisions of the
IAC EDCP or this domestic relations order have any interest in such funds.  The alternate payee’s rights under the IAC
EDCP shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of
the Company. The benefits payable under the IAC EDCP to the alternate payee
shall not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment,
execution or levy of any kind and any attempt to cause any benefits to be so
subjected shall not be recognized.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the
Alternate Payee shall not have the right to elect a Distribution Form or
Distribution Time.

 

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Section 12.                                   MINORS AND INCOMPETENTS.

 

(a)           In the event that the Committee finds
that a Participant is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness
or accident, then benefits payable hereunder, unless claim has been made
therefor by a duly appointed guardian, committee, or other legal
representative, may be paid in such manner as the Committee shall determine,
and the application thereof shall be a complete discharge of all liability for
any payments or benefits to which such Participant was or would have been
otherwise entitled under this Plan.

 

(b)           Any payments to a minor from this
Plan may be paid by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion (a) directly
to such minor; (b) to the legal or natural guardian of such minor; or
(c) to any other person, whether or not appointed guardian of the minor,
who shall have the care and custody of such minor.  The receipt by such individual shall be a
complete discharge of all liability under the Plan therefor.

 

Section 13.                                   WITHHOLDING TAXES.

 

The Company shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems
necessary or appropriate to satisfy any obligations it may have to withhold
federal (including without limitation, employment taxes imposed by the Federal
Insurance Contributions Act), state or local income or other taxes incurred by
reason of payments pursuant to the Plan. 
In lieu thereof, the Company shall have the right to withhold the amount
of such taxes from any other sums due or to become due from the Company to the
Participant upon such terms and conditions as the Company may prescribe.

 

Section 14.                                   ASSIGNMENT.

 

The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company,
its successors and assigns and the Participants and their heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives. 
In the event that the Company sells all or substantially all of the
assets of its business and the acquiror of such assets assumes the obligations
hereunder, the Company shall be released from any liability imposed herein and
shall have no obligation to provide any benefits payable hereunder.

 

Section 15.                                   LIMITATION OF RIGHTS.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon an
Employee the right to continue in the employ of the Company or its Affiliate’s
as an executive or in any other capacity or to interfere with the right of the
Company or its Affiliate to discharge him or her at any time for any reason
whatsoever.

 

Section 16.                                   ADMINISTRATION.

 

On behalf of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by the
Committee or, to the extent specifically permitted under the terms of the Plan,
a designee of the Committee; provided that, if any authority to administer is
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shall be subject to the
oversight of the Committee.  The
Committee (or its designee) shall have the exclusive right, power, and
authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to administer, apply and
interpret the Plan and any other Plan documents and to decide all matters
arising in connection with the operation or administration of the Plan.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Committee shall have the sole and absolute discretionary
authority:  (a) to take all actions
and make all decisions with respect to the eligibility for, and the amount of,
benefits payable under the Plan; (b) to formulate, interpret and apply
rules, regulations and policies necessary to administer the Plan in accordance
with its terms; (c) to decide questions, including legal or factual
questions, relating to the calculation and payment of benefits under the Plan;
(d) to resolve and/or clarify any ambiguities, inconsistencies and
omissions arising under the Plan or other Plan documents; and (e) to
process and approve or deny benefit claims and rule on any benefit
exclusions.  All determinations made by
the Committee (or any designee) with respect to any matter arising under the
Plan and any other Plan documents including, without limitation, any question
concerning eligibility and the interpretation and administration of the Plan
shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.  To the extent that a form prescribed by the
Committee to be used in the operation and administration of the Plan does not
conflict with the terms and provisions of the Plan document, such form shall be
evidence of (i) the Committee’s interpretation, construction and
administration of this Plan and (ii) decisions or rules made by the
Committee pursuant to the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.

 

Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members
attending a meeting at which a quorum is present (which meeting may be held
telephonically), or by written action in accordance with applicable law.

 

No member of the Committee and no officer, director or employee of the
Company or any other Affiliate shall be liable for any action or inaction with
respect to his or her functions under the Plan unless such action or inaction
is adjudged to be due to fraud.  Further,
no such person shall be personally liable merely by virtue of any instrument
executed by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with the Plan.

 

The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law and
its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws (but only to the extent not
covered by insurance) its officers and directors (and any employee involved in
carrying out the functions of the Company under the Plan) and each member of
the Committee against any expenses, including amounts paid in settlement of a
liability, which are reasonably incurred in connection with any legal action to
which such person is a party by reason of his or her duties or responsibilities
with respect to the Plan (other than as a Participant), except with regard to
matters as to which he or she shall be adjudged in such action to be liable for
fraud in the performance of his or her duties.

 

Section 17.                                   AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.

 

On behalf of the Company, the Board (or a duly authorized committee
thereof) may, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend the Plan from time to
time and at any time in such manner as it deems appropriate or desirable, and
the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, terminate the Plan for any reason from time to time and at
any time in such manner as it deems appropriate or desirable.  In the event the

 

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Company terminates or freezes
the Plan, there shall be no further accrual of Supplemental Benefits hereunder.

 

Section 18.                                   SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

 

In case any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provisions hereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
provisions had not been included.

 

Section 19.                                   ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Plan, along with the Participant’s elections hereunder,
constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the Participant
pertaining to the subject matter herein and supersedes any other plan or
agreement, whether written or oral, pertaining to the subject matter
herein.  No agreements or
representations, other than as set forth herein, have been made by the Company
with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

Section 20.                                   HEADINGS AND CAPTIONS.

 

The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and
convenience only. They shall not be considered part of the Plan and shall not
be employed in the construction of the Plan.

 

Section 21.                                   NON-EMPLOYMENT.

 

The Plan is not an agreement of employment and it shall not grant an
employee any rights of employment.

 

Section 22.                                   PAYMENT NOT SALARY.

 

Except to the extent a plan otherwise provides, any Supplemental
Benefits payable under this Plan shall not be deemed salary or other
compensation to the Participant or Beneficiary for the purposes of computing
benefits to which he or she may be entitled under any pension plan or other arrangement
of the Company.

 

Section 23.                                   GENDER AND NUMBER.

 

Wherever used in this Plan, the masculine shall be deemed to include
the feminine and the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.

 

Section 24.                                   CONTROLLING LAW.

 

The Plan is established in order to provide deferred compensation to a
select group of management and highly compensated employees within the meanings
of Sections 201(2) and 301(a)(3) of ERISA. 
The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements imposed under
Section 409A of the Code and the provisions of the Plan shall be construed in a
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Code and ERISA shall govern the
Plan and, if any provision hereof is in violation of any applicable requirement
thereof, the Company reserves the right to retroactively amend the Plan to
comply therewith.  To the extent not
governed by the Code and ERISA, the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware without giving effect to conflict of law provisions.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has caused the Plan to be executed this 9th day of November, 2004.

 

 

	
   

  	
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17Exhibit 10.9

 

Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation
Arrangements

 

                Each director of IAC who is not an employee of IAC or
any of its businesses receives an annual retainer of $30,000.  The chairpersons of the Audit and
Compensation/Benefits Committees and every member of the Audit Committee
(including the Chairperson) each receive an additional annual retainer of
$10,000 and every member of the Compensation/Benefits Committee (including the
Chairperson) receives an additional annual retainer of $5,000.

                IAC also pays each of these directors $1,000 for each
IAC Board and Board Committee meeting attended, plus reimbursement for all
reasonable expenses incurred by a director as a result of attendance at any of
these meetings.  In addition, directors
who are not employees of IAC or any of its businesses receive a grant of 7,500
restricted stock units (or such lesser number of restricted stock units with a
dollar value of $250,000) upon their initial election to office and annually
thereafter on the date of IAC’s annual meeting of stockholders at which the
director is re-elected.  These restricted
stock units vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first
anniversary of the grant date.

                Under IAC’s Deferred Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors, non-employee directors may defer all or a portion of
their annual retainer and meeting fees. 
Eligible directors who defer their directors’ fees can elect to have
such deferred fees applied to the purchase of share units, representing the
number of shares of IAC Common Stock that could have been purchased on the
relevant date, or credited to a cash fund. 
If any dividends are paid on IAC Common Stock, dividend equivalents will
be credited on the share units.  The cash
fund will be credited with deemed interest at an annual rate equal to the
weighted average prime lending rate of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

                Upon termination, a director will receive
(1) with respect to share units, such number of shares of IAC Common Stock
as the share units represent and (2) with respect to the cash fund, a cash
payment.  Payments upon termination will
be made in either one lump sum or up to five installments, as previously
elected by the eligible director at the time of the related deferral election.

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