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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 27 day of April 2017, by and between RenaissanceRe Services Ltd. (the “Company”) and Sean Brosnan (“Employee”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Agreement to embody the terms of Employee’s continued employment with the Company following the Commencement Date, and Employee desires to enter into this Agreement and to accept such continued employment, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are mutually acknowledged, the Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.Definitions.
(a)“Accrued Obligations” shall mean (i) all accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination of Employee’s employment; (ii) any unpaid or unreimbursed expenses incurred in accordance with Company policy, including amounts due under Section 6 hereof, to the extent incurred prior to termination of employment; (iii) any benefits provided under the Company’s employee benefit plans upon a termination of employment, in accordance with the terms therein, including rights in respect of Awards granted under the Equity Plans; and (iv) rights to indemnification pursuant to Section 11 below.
(b)“Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
(c)“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(d)“Annual Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) below.
(e)“Awards” shall mean any stock options, restricted stock or other stock-based awards granted to Employee at any time under the Equity Plans, including any such awards granted prior to the Commencement Date.
(f)“Base Salary” shall mean the salary provided for in Section 4(a) or any increased salary granted to Employee pursuant to Section 4(a) below.
(g)“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Parent.
(h)“Cause” shall mean (i) a material act or acts of willful misconduct by Employee in connection with Employee’s employment duties; (ii) Employee’s willful failure (except where due to physical or mental incapacity) or refusal to perform in any material respect Employee’s duties or responsibilities under this Agreement; (iii) misappropriation by Employee of the assets or business opportunities of the Company or its Affiliates; (iv) embezzlement or fraud committed by Employee, at Employee’s direction or with Employee’s prior personal knowledge; (v) Employee’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, the commission of a criminal act that would constitute a felony in the United States of America; or (vi) Employee’s willful and material breach of any material provision of this Agreement.

(i)“Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Parent’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, or any successor plan thereto.
(j)“COBRA” shall mean Part 6 of Title I of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and Section 4980B of the Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated under either of them.
(k)“Code” shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(l)“Commencement Date” shall mean _______________.
(m)“Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
(n)“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein.
(o)“Competitive Activities” shall mean any business activities in which the Company or any of its Affiliates are engaged (or have committed plans to engage) during the Term of Employment, or at the time of a termination of Employee’s employment were engaged (or had committed plans to engage following such termination of employment).
(p)“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) below.
(q)“Developments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(f) below.
(r)“Direct Supervisor” shall mean the person to whom Employee directly reports and who supervises Employee’s work on a regular basis.
(s)“Disability” shall mean any physical or mental disability or infirmity that has prevented the performance of Employee’s duties for a period of ninety (90) consecutive calendar days or one hundred eighty (180) non-consecutive calendar days in any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. Any question as to the existence, extent or potentiality of Employee’s Disability upon which Employee and the Company cannot agree shall be determined by a qualified, independent physician selected by the Company and approved by Employee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). The determination of any such physician shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
(t)“Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(u)“Equity Plans” shall mean the equity incentive plans adopted and maintained by the Parent from time to time.
(v)“Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(w)“Good Reason” shall mean, without Employee’s consent:
(i)an adverse change in Employee’s employment title;
(ii)a material diminution in Employee’s employment duties, responsibilities or authority, or the assignment to Employee of duties that are materially inconsistent with Employee’s position;
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(iii)a reduction in Employee’s Base Salary, target Annual Bonus or incentive compensation opportunities ;
(iv)a relocation of Employee’s principal place of employment to a location more than thirty-five (35) miles farther from Employee’s current principal residence than the location at which Employee was employed immediately preceding such change or any reassignment of Employee’s duties not requested or initiated by Employee that would require Employee to relocate Employee’s primary residence; or
(v)a breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement.
(x) “Interfering Activities” shall mean (i) encouraging, soliciting, or inducing, or in any manner attempting to encourage, solicit, or induce, any Person who is employed by, an agent of, or a service provider to, the Company or any Affiliate thereof to terminate (or, in the case of an agent or service provider, reduce) such Person’s employment, agency or service, as the case may be, with the Company or such Affiliate; (ii) hiring any Person who was employed by, an agent of, or a service provider to, the Company or any Affiliate thereof within the six (6) month period prior to the date of such hiring; or (iii) encouraging, soliciting or inducing, or in any manner attempting to encourage, solicit or induce, any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of the Company or any Affiliate thereof to cease doing business with or reduce the amount of business conducted with (including by providing similar services or products to any such Person) the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfering with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or such Affiliate.
(y)“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a) below.
(z)“Non-Competition Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(aa) below.
(aa)“Non-Competition Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Commencement Date and:
(i)in the case of Employee’s termination of employment hereunder for any reason other than pursuant to Section 7(f) or (h) below, ending on the six (6) month anniversary of the date of such termination; or
(ii)in the case of Employee’s termination of employment hereunder pursuant to Section 7(f) or (h) below, ending on the date of such termination; provided, however, that the Company may elect to extend the Non-Competition Period up to an additional six (6) months  (reduced by any period of notice given by Employee pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof) following the date of such termination by providing Employee written notice of such election within five (5) business days following such termination specifying the applicable period of extension, in which case, Employee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the sum of (x) Employee’s then-current Base Salary, and (y) Employee’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, in each case, prorated to the extent the Company has elected to extend the Non-Competition Period for less than six (6) months (such amount, so prorated, as applicable, the “Non-Competition Consideration”), payable as follows: (A) an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the Non-Competition Consideration shall be paid in substantially equal installments over the Non-Competition Period, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, and (B) an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Non-Competition Consideration shall be paid in a lump sum upon the expiration of the Non-Competition Period, subject in the case of both (A) and (B) to Employee’s compliance during such period with the terms and conditions of Section 8 of this Agreement.
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(bb)     “Non-Extension Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.
(cc)     “Non-Interference Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Commencement Date and ending on the twelve (12) month anniversary of Employee’s termination of employment hereunder for any reason.
(dd)     “Parent” shall mean RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., the ultimate parent of the Company.
(ee)     “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust (charitable or non-charitable), unincorporated organization or other form of business entity.
(ff)     “Release Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(i) below.
(gg)     “Restricted Area” shall mean (i) Bermuda, (ii) any State of the United States of America, (iii) the Republic of Ireland, (iv) the Republic of Singapore, (v) the United Kingdom, and (vi) any other jurisdiction in which the Company or its Affiliates engage (or have committed plans to engage) in business during the Term of Employment, or following termination of Employee’s employment were engaged in (or had committed plans to engage in) at the time of such termination of employment.
(hh)     “Severance Term” shall mean the six (6) month period following the date of Employee’s termination of employment hereunder (1) due to Disability, (2) by the Company without Cause, (3) by Employee with Good Reason, or (4) by reason of a Non-Extension Notice from the Company.
(ii)     “Term of Employment” shall mean the period specified in Section 2 below.
Section 2.Acceptance and Term of Employment.
The Company agrees to continue to employ Employee, and Employee agrees to continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the Term of Employment is the period which commenced on the Commencement Date and continues until the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, however, that the Term of Employment shall be extended automatically, without further action by either the Company or Employee, by one (1) additional year first on such anniversary of the Commencement Date, and on each subsequent anniversary of the Commencement Date thereafter, unless, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Term of Employment (including any extension thereof), either the Company or Employee shall have notified the other in writing of its or Employee’s intention not to further extend the Term of Employment (a “Non-Extension Notice”).
Section 3.Duties and Responsibilities; Place of Performance.
(a)Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as specified by the Direct Supervisor. These duties and responsibilities may be modified from time to time and as are consistent with Employee’s position.
(b)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Employee shall devote Employee’s full business time, attention, and efforts to the performance of Employee’s duties under this Agreement and shall not engage in any other business or occupation during the Term of Employment, including, without limitation, any activity that (x) conflicts with the interests of the Company or its Affiliates, (y) interferes with the proper and efficient performance 
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of Employee’s duties for the Company, or (z) interferes with the exercise of Employee’s judgment in the Company’s best interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude Employee from (i) serving, with the consent of the Company, as a member of the boards of directors or advisory boards (or their equivalents in the case of a non-corporate entity) of non-competing businesses and charitable organizations, (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs, and (iii) managing Employee’s personal investments and affairs; provided, however, that the activities set out in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be limited by Employee so as not to interfere, individually or in the aggregate, with the performance of Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.
(c)Employee’s principal place of employment shall be at the Company’s office in Hamilton, Bermuda, although Employee understands and agrees that Employee may be required to travel from time to time for business reasons.
Section 4.Compensation.
During the Term of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to the following compensation, subject to such withholding and other employee deductions as may be required by law:
(a)Base Salary. The Company shall pay Employee a Base Salary at a rate to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer (or its designee), upon recommendation of the Direct Supervisor. Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the regular payroll procedures of the Company.
(b)Annual Bonus. Employee shall be eligible for an annual cash incentive bonus award determined by the Compensation Committee (or its designee) in respect of each fiscal year during the Term of Employment (the “Annual Bonus”). The actual Annual Bonus payable in respect of each fiscal year shall be based upon the level of achievement of performance objectives for such fiscal year, as determined by the Compensation Committee (or its designee) and communicated to Employee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid to Employee at the same time as annual bonuses are generally payable to other similarly situated employees of the Company in similar locations, subject to Employee’s continuous employment through the payment date except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.
(c)Equity Plans. Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Equity Plans and may receive Awards, as determined by the Compensation Committee (or its designee) from time to time, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Plans and any Award agreement between the Parent and Employee evidencing such Awards.
Section 5.Employee Benefits and Perquisites.
(a)Employee Benefits. During the Term of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to participate in health, insurance, retirement, and other benefits generally provided to similarly situated employees of the Company in similar locations from time to time. Employee shall also be entitled to the same number of holidays, vacation days and sick days as are generally allowed to similarly situated employees of the Company in similar locations in accordance with the Company policy in effect from time to time.
(b)Perquisites. During the Term of Employment, the Company shall provide Employee with perquisites provided generally to similarly situated employees of the Company in similar locations, subject to applicable policies of the Company as approved from time to time by the Compensation Committee.
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Section 6.Reimbursement of Business Expenses.
Employee is authorized to incur reasonable business expenses in carrying out Employee’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and the Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for all such reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with carrying out the business of the Company, subject to documentation in accordance with the Company’s policy as in effect from time to time.
Section 7.Termination of Employment.
(a)General. The Term of Employment shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) Employee’s death, (ii) a termination by the Company by reason of a Disability, (iii) a termination by the Company with or without Cause, (iv) a termination by Employee with or without Good Reason, and (v) the close of business on the last day of the Term of Employment (as provided in Section 2 above). Upon any termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, except as may otherwise be requested by the Company in writing and agreed upon in writing by Employee, Employee shall resign from any and all directorships, committee memberships and any other positions Employee holds with the Company or any of its Affiliates.
(b)Death; Termination Due to Disability. Employee’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Employee’s death. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment upon the occurrence of a Disability, such termination to be effective immediately upon Employee’s receipt of written notice of such termination. In the event Employee’s employment is terminated due to Employee’s death or Disability, Employee or Employee’s estate or Employee’s beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to:
(i)The Accrued Obligations;
(ii)Any unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of any completed fiscal year that has ended prior to the date of such termination, such amount to be paid at the same time it would have otherwise been paid to Employee had no such termination occurred, but in no event later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months following the end of the fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates;
(iii)In the case of any termination as a result of Employee’s Disability only, an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of Employee’s then-current Base Salary, such amount to be paid in substantially equal installments over the Severance Term, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;
(iv)In the case of any termination as a result of Employee’s Disability only, upon the expiration of the Severance Term, and subject to Employee’s compliance during such period with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a lump sum amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of Employee’s then-current Base Salary;
(v)A pro rata Annual Bonus (determined using the target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs) based on the number of days elapsed from the commencement of such fiscal year through and including the date of such termination, such amount to be paid on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such termination; and
(vi)In the case of any termination as a result of Employee’s Disability only, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan and without penalty to the Company, continuation of the health benefits provided to Employee and Employee’s covered dependents under the Company health plans as of the 
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date of such termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the Severance Term, and (2) the date Employee commences employment with any Person, in each case, subject to Employee’s compliance during the Severance Term with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, that, in the event that Employee is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage under the Company’s health plans as of the date of such termination, provision of the benefit described in this subsection (vi) shall be subject to Employee’s timely election of, and remaining eligible for, such coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot provide such continued health benefits under applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicable plan without incurring financial costs or penalties or that the Company is otherwise unable to provide such continued health benefits on commercially reasonable terms and premiums therefor, then the Company shall, in lieu of the benefit described in this subsection (vi), provide to Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to the sum of the premiums that the Company would have paid in respect of such continued health benefits for the remainder of the Severance Term (based on the premium rates as of the date of such termination), payable on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such determination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments and benefits described in subsections (ii) through (vi) above shall immediately cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee with respect thereto, in the event Employee breaches any provision of Section 8 hereof.
Following termination of Employee’s employment by reason of Employee’s death or Disability, except as set forth in this Section 7(b), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(c)Termination by the Company for Cause.
(i)A termination for Cause shall not take effect unless the provisions of this subsection (i) are complied with. Employee shall be given not less than fifteen (15) days’ written notice by the Company of the intention to terminate Employee’s employment for Cause, such notice to state in detail the particular act or acts or failure or failures to act that constitute the grounds on which the proposed termination for Cause is based. Employee shall have fifteen (15) days after the date that such written notice has been given to Employee in which to cure such act or acts or failure or failures to act, to the extent such cure is possible. If Employee fails to cure such act or acts or failure or failures to act, the termination shall be effective on the date immediately following the expiration of the fifteen (15) day notice period. If cure is not possible, the termination shall be effective on the date of receipt of such notice by Employee.
(ii)In the event the Company terminates Employee’s employment for Cause, Employee shall be entitled only to the Accrued Obligations. Following termination of Employee’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 7(c)(ii), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(d)Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment at any time without Cause, effective upon the ninetieth (90th) day following Employee’s receipt of written notice of such termination; provided, that the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, by written notice accelerate such date of termination by paying Employee, in addition to any amounts Employee is due under this Section 7(d), an amount equal to Employee’s then-current Base Salary for all or any portion of the ninety (90) 
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day notice period required under this Section 7(d) in lieu of all or any portion of such notice period. In the event Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), Employee shall be entitled to:
(i)The Accrued Obligations;
(ii)Any unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of any completed fiscal year that has ended prior to the date of such termination, such amount to be paid at the same time it would have otherwise been paid to Employee had no such termination occurred, but in no event later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months following the end of the fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates;
(iii)An amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) (or if such termination occurs within one year following a Change in Control, one hundred fifty percent (150%)) of the sum of Employee’s then-current Base Salary and Annual Bonus (determined using the greater of (1) the target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs and (2) the actual Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs), such amount to be paid in substantially equal installments over the Severance Term in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;
(iv)Upon the expiration of the Severance Term, and subject to Employee’s compliance during such period with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a lump sum amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) (or if such termination occurs within one year following a Change in Control, fifty percent (50%) of the sum of Employee’s then-current Base Salary and Annual Bonus (determined using the greater of (1) the target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs and (2) the actual Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs);
(v)A pro rata Annual Bonus (determined using the target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs) based on the number of days elapsed from the commencement of such fiscal year through and including the date of such termination, such amount to be paid on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such termination; and
(vi)To the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan and without penalty to the Company, continuation of the health benefits provided to Employee and Employee’s covered dependents under the Company health plans as of the date of such termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the Severance Term, and (2) the date Employee commences employment with any Person, in each case, subject to Employee’s compliance during the Severance Term with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, that, in the event that Employee is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage under the Company’s health plans as of the date of such termination, provision of the benefit described in this subsection (vi) shall be subject to Employee’s timely election of, and remaining eligible for, such coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot provide such continued health benefits under applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicable plan without incurring financial costs or penalties or that the Company is otherwise unable to provide such continued health benefits on commercially reasonable terms and premiums therefor, then the Company shall, in lieu of the benefit described in this subsection (vi), provide to Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to the sum of the premiums that the Company would have paid in respect of such continued health benefits for the remainder of the Severance Term (based on the premium rates as of the date of such 
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termination), payable on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such determination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments and benefits described in subsections (ii) through (vi) above shall immediately cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee with respect thereto, in the event that Employee breaches any provision of Section 8 hereof.
Following termination of Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause, except as set forth in this Section 7(d), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(e)Termination by Employee with Good Reason. Employee may terminate Employee’s employment with Good Reason by providing the Company fifteen (15) days’ written notice setting forth in reasonable specificity the event that constitutes Good Reason, which written notice, to be effective, must be provided to the Company within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of such event. During such fifteen (15) day notice period, the Company shall have a cure right (if curable), and if not cured within such period, Employee’s termination will be effective upon the date immediately following the expiration of the fifteen (15) day notice period, and Employee shall be entitled to the same payments and benefits as provided in Section 7(d) above for a termination without Cause, it being agreed that Employee’s right to any such payments and benefits shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as described in Section 7(d) above. Following termination of Employee’s employment by Employee with Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 7(e), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(f)Termination by Employee without Good Reason. Employee may terminate Employee’s employment without Good Reason by providing the Company ninety (90) days’ written notice of such termination. In the event of termination of Employee’s employment under this Section 7(f), the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, by written notice to Employee accelerate the date of termination without changing the characterization of such termination as a termination by Employee without Good Reason. Upon a termination of employment by Employee without Good Reason under this Section 7(f), Employee shall be entitled to:
(i)The Accrued Obligations;
(ii)The Non-Competition Consideration, if applicable; and
(iii)To the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan and without penalty to the Company, continuation of the health benefits provided to Employee and Employee’s covered dependents under the Company health plans as of the date of such termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the Non-Competition Period, and (2) the date Employee commences employment with any Person, in each case, subject to Employee’s compliance during the Non-Competition Period with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, that, in the event that Employee is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage under the Company’s health plans as of the date of such termination, provision of the benefit described in this subsection (iii) shall be subject to Employee’s timely election of, and remaining eligible for, such coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot provide such continued health benefits under applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicable plan without incurring financial costs or penalties or that the Company is otherwise unable to provide such continued health 
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benefits on commercially reasonable terms and premiums therefor, then the Company shall, in lieu of the benefit described in this subsection (iii), provide to Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to the sum of the premiums that the Company would have paid in respect of such continued health benefits for the remainder of the Non-Competition Period (based on the premium rates as of the date of such termination), payable on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such determination.
Following termination of Employee’s employment by Employee without Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 7(f), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, and Employee shall have no further obligations to the Company, except as set forth in Sections 7(j), 8, 9, 11(c), and 12 hereof.
(g)Expiration of the Term of Employment following a Non-Extension Notice by the Company. Upon the timely delivery of a Non-Extension Notice by the Company to Employee, Employee’s employment shall terminate upon the close of business of the last day of the Term of Employment. Upon such expiration of the Term of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to the same payments and benefits as provided in Section 7(d) above for a termination without Cause, it being agreed that Employee’s right to any such payments and benefits shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as described in Section 7(d) above. Following termination of Employee’s employment upon expiration of the Term of Employment following a Non-Extension Notice by the Company, except as set forth in this Section 7(g), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(h)Expiration of the Term of Employment following a Non-Extension Notice by Employee. Upon the timely delivery of a Non-Extension Notice by Employee to the Company, Employee’s employment shall terminate upon the close of business of the last day of the Term of Employment. Upon such expiration of the Term of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to:
(i)The Accrued Obligations;
(ii)The Non-Competition Consideration, if applicable;
(iii)Any unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of any completed fiscal year that has ended prior to the date of such termination, such amount to be paid at the same time it would have otherwise been paid to Employee had no such termination occurred, but in no event later than two and one-half (21⁄2) months following the end of the fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates; and
(iv)To the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan and without penalty to the Company, continuation of the health benefits provided to Employee and Employee’s covered dependents under the Company health plans as of the date of such termination at the same cost applicable to active employees until the earlier of: (1) the expiration of the Non-Competition Period, and (2) the date Employee commences employment with any Person, in each case, subject to Employee’s compliance during the Non-Competition Period with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, that, in the event that Employee is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage under the Company’s health plans as of the date of such termination, provision of the benefit described in this subsection (iv) shall be subject to Employee’s timely election of, and remaining eligible for, such coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot provide such continued health benefits under applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicable plan without incurring financial costs or penalties or that the Company is otherwise unable to provide such continued health benefits on commercially reasonable terms and premiums therefor, then the Company 
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shall, in lieu of the benefit described in this subsection (iv), provide to Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount equal to the sum of the premiums that the Company would have paid in respect of such continued health benefits for the remainder of the Non-Competition Period (based on the premium rates as of the date of such termination), payable on the first administratively feasible payroll date following such determination.
Following termination of Employee’s employment upon expiration of the Term of Employment following a Non-Extension Notice by Employee, except as set forth in this Section 7(h), Employee shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
(i)Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit pursuant to this Section 7 (other than the Accrued Obligations), Employee and the Company shall have executed mutual general releases in the form as is reasonably agreed to by the Company and Employee, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired. Such release, if required by the Company, shall be delivered to Employee within ten (10) business days following the termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, and the Company’s failure to deliver such release to Employee within such ten (10) business day period shall constitute a waiver of such requirement. Assuming a timely delivery of the release by the Company, if Employee fails to execute such release on or prior to the Release Expiration Date, Employee shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits pursuant to this Section 7 (other than the Accrued Obligations). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in any case where the date of Employee’s termination and the Release Expiration Date fall in two separate taxable years, any payments required to be made to Employee that are treated as deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in the later taxable year. For purposes of this Agreement, “Release Expiration Date” means the date that is twenty-one (21) days following the date upon which the Company timely delivers to Employee the release contemplated herein, or in the event that such termination of employment is “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967), the date that is forty-five (45) days following such delivery date.
(j)Post-Termination Cooperation. Following any termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee shall reasonably cooperate with the Company to assist with existing or future investigations, proceedings, litigations or examinations involving the Company or any Affiliates. For each day, or part thereof, that Employee provides assistance to the Company as contemplated hereunder, the Company shall pay Employee an amount equal to (x) divided by (y), where (x) equals the sum of Base Salary and target Annual Bonus as in effect on the date of Employee’s termination of employment, and (y) equals two hundred (200). In addition, upon presentment of satisfactory documentation, the Company will reimburse Employee for reasonable out-of-pocket travel, lodging and other incidental expenses Employee incurs in providing such assistance. Employee shall not be required to travel to Bermuda to provide any assistance contemplated hereunder, but if requested by the Company, shall make reasonable good faith efforts to travel to such locations as the Company may reasonably request.
(k)Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the payment (or commencement of a series of payments) hereunder of any nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) upon a termination of employment shall be delayed until such time as Employee has also undergone a “separation from service” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), at which time such nonqualified deferred compensation (calculated as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment hereunder) shall be paid (or commence to be paid) to Employee on the schedule set forth in this Section 7 as if Employee had undergone such termination of employment (under the same circumstances) on the date of Employee’s ultimate “separation from service.”
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Section 8.Restrictive Covenants.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that (A) the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 8 are (i) reasonable and valid in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects, and (ii) essential to protect the value of the Company’s business and assets, and (B) by Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will obtain knowledge, contacts, know-how, training and experience, and there is a substantial probability that such knowledge, know-how, contacts, training and experience could be used to the substantial advantage of a competitor of the Company and to the Company’s substantial detriment. For purposes of this Section 8, references to the Company shall be deemed to include its Affiliates.
(a)Confidential Information. Except as directed or authorized by the Company, Employee agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or after the Term of Employment, make use of or divulge to any other Person any trade or business secret, process, method or means, or any other confidential information concerning the business or policies of the Company or any of its divisions, subsidiaries or Affiliates (whether or not recorded in documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or memory or other object) that Employee may have learned in connection with Employee’s employment hereunder and that Employee knows to be confidential or proprietary (“Confidential Information”). Employee’s obligation under this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any information that (i) is known publicly without the fault of Employee; (ii) is in the public domain or hereafter enters the public domain without the fault of Employee; (iii) is known to Employee prior to Employee’s receipt of such information from the Company, as evidenced by written records of Employee; or (iv) is hereafter disclosed to Employee by a third party not under an obligation of confidence to the Company. Employee agrees not to remove from the premises of the Company, except as an employee of the Company in pursuit of the business of the Company or except as specifically permitted by the Company, any document or other object containing or reflecting any such Confidential Information. Employee recognizes that all such documents and objects, whether developed by Employee or by someone else, will be the sole exclusive property of the Company. Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall forthwith deliver to the Company all such Confidential Information, including without limitation all lists of customers, correspondence, accounts, records and any other documents or property made or held by Employee or under Employee’s control in relation to the business or affairs of the Company or its divisions, subsidiaries or Affiliates, and no copy of any such Confidential Information shall be retained by Employee.
(b)Whistleblower; Defending Trade Secrets Act Disclosure.
(i)In addition, Employee understands that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Employee from reporting possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or regulatory body or making other disclosures that are protected under any law or regulation, or from filing a charge with or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by any governmental agency or regulatory body.
(ii)Employee understands that the U.S. Defending Trade Secrets Act provides that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. Federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a U.S. Federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In the event that Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by Parent, any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or its affiliates for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, 
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if Employee files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
(c)Non-Competition. Employee covenants and agrees that during the Non-Competition Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, own any interest in, operate, join, control or participate as a partner, director, principal, officer, or agent of, enter into the employment of, act as a consultant to, or perform any services for any Person (other than the Company), that engages in any Competitive Activities within the Restricted Area. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 8(c) shall not prevent Employee from acquiring as an investment securities representing not more than three percent (3%) of the outstanding voting securities of any publicly held corporation or from being a passive investor in any mutual fund, hedge fund, private equity fund or similar pooled account so long as Employee’s interest therein is less than three percent (3%) and Employee has no role in selecting or managing investments thereof.
(d)Non-Interference. During the Non-Interference Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, for Employee’s own account or for the account of any other Person, engage in Interfering Activities.
(e)Return of Documents. In the event of the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee shall deliver to the Company all of (i) the property of the Company, and (ii) the documents and data of the Company of any nature and in whatever medium, and Employee shall not take with Employee any such property, documents or data, or any reproduction thereof, or any documents containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information.
(f)Works for Hire. Employee agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest throughout the world in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, know-how, improvements and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registerable under copyright or similar laws, which Employee may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice during the Term of Employment, whether or not during regular working hours, provided they either (i) relate at the time of conception or development to the actual or demonstrably proposed business or research and development activities of the Company; (ii) result from or relate to any work performed for the Company; or (iii) are developed through the use of Confidential Information and/or Company resources or in consultation with Company personnel (collectively referred to as “Developments”). Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments. Employee agrees to assist the Company, at the Company’s expense (but for no other consideration of any kind), to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on Employee’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Employee. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, Employee acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of employment and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101). To the extent allowed by law, this includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights.” To the extent Employee retains any such moral rights under applicable law, Employee hereby waives such moral rights and consents to any action consistent with the terms of this Agreement with respect to such moral rights, in each case, to the full extent of such applicable law. Employee will confirm any such waivers and consents from time to time as requested by the Company.
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(g)Blue Pencil. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall at any time deem the duration or the geographic scope of any of the provisions of this Section 8 unenforceable, the other provisions of this Section 8 shall nevertheless stand, and the duration and/or geographic scope set forth herein shall be deemed to be the longest period and/or greatest size permissible by law under the circumstances, and the parties hereto agree that such court shall reduce the time period and/or geographic scope to permissible duration or size.
Section 9.Breach of Restrictive Covenants.
Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, Employee acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 8 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Company or its Affiliates for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction, without the necessity of proving irreparable harm or injury as a result of such breach or threatened breach of Section 8 hereof, restraining Employee from engaging in activities prohibited by Section 8 hereof or such other relief as may be required specifically to enforce any of the covenants in Section 8 hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, both the Non-Competition Period and the Non-Interference Period shall be tolled during any period of violation of any of the covenants in Section 8(c) or (d) hereof and during any other period required for litigation during which the Company seeks to enforce such covenants against Employee or another Person with whom Employee is affiliated if it is ultimately determined that Employee was in breach of such covenants.
Section 10.Representations and Warranties of Employee.
Employee represents and warrants to the Company that:
(a)Employee’s employment will not conflict with or result in Employee’s breach of any agreement to which Employee is a party or otherwise may be bound; 
(b)Employee has not violated, and in connection with Employee’s employment with the Company will not violate, any non-solicitation, non-competition or other similar covenant or agreement of a prior employer by which Employee is or may be bound; and 
(c)In connection with Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will not use any confidential or proprietary information that Employee may have obtained in connection with employment with any prior employer.
Section 11.Indemnification
(a)Indemnification. The Company shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify Employee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as currently in effect or as it may hereafter be amended, from and against any and all damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, claims of any kind, costs, interest or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) that may be incurred or suffered by Employee in connection with or arising out of Employee’s service with the Company or its Affiliates (whether prior to or following the date hereof), subject only to the provisions of subsection (b) below.
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(b)Exceptions to Right of Indemnification. No indemnification shall be made under this Section 11 in respect of the following:
(i)Losses relating to the disgorgement remedy contemplated by Section 16 of the Exchange Act;
(ii)Losses arising out of a knowing violation by Employee of a material provision of this Section 11 or any other agreement to which Employee is a party with the Company or its Affiliates; and
(iii)Losses arising out of a final, nonappealable conviction of Employee by a court of competent jurisdiction for a knowing violation of criminal law.
Moreover, the Company shall not effect any advances, or advance any costs, relating to any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Employee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board, or as may be approved or ordered by a competent tribunal.
(c)Prepayment of Expenses. Unless Employee otherwise elects via written notice to the Company, expenses incurred in defending any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of a written affirmation of Employee’s good faith belief that Employee’s conduct does not constitute the sort of behavior that would preclude Employee’s indemnification under this Section 11 and Employee furnishes the Company a written undertaking, executed personally or on Employee’s behalf, to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that Employee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Section 11.
(d)Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 11 shall continue during the period in which Employee is employed by the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Employee shall be subject to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, by reason of the fact that Employee was employed by the Company.
(e)Indemnification Hereunder Not Exclusive. The indemnification and prepayment of expenses provided by this Section 11 are in addition to and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right to which Employee may be entitled under the Company’s or Parent’s organizational documents, any agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, Bermuda law, any other law (common or statutory) or otherwise. Nothing contained in this Section 11 shall be deemed to prohibit the Company from purchasing and maintaining insurance, at its expense, to protect itself or Employee against any expense, liability or loss incurred by it or Employee, whether or not Employee would be indemnified against such expense, liability or loss under this Section 11; provided, that the Company shall not be liable under this Section 11 to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Employee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise. In the event the Company makes any indemnification payments to Employee and Employee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, Employee shall promptly refund such indemnification payments to the Company to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
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Section 12.Taxes.
The Company may withhold from any payments made under this Agreement all applicable taxes, including but not limited to income, employment and social insurance taxes, as shall be required by law.
Section 13.Mitigation; Set-Off.
The Company’s obligation to pay Employee the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall not be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Employee to the Company or its Affiliates. Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and, except as provided in Sections 7(b)(vi), 7(d)(vi), 7(f)(iii) and 7(h)(iv) hereof, the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned as a result of Employee’s other employment or otherwise.
Section 14.Delay in Payment; Section 409A of the Code.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, any payment otherwise required to be made hereunder to Employee at any date as a result of the termination of Employee’s employment shall be delayed for such period of time as may be necessary to meet the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code. On the earliest date on which such payments can be made without violating the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, there shall be paid to Employee, in a single cash lump sum, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all payments delayed pursuant to the preceding sentence. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and any ambiguous provisions hereof will be construed in a manner that is compliant with the application of Section 409A of the Code. If a provision of this Agreement would result in the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, the parties agree that such provision shall be reformed to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code to avoid imposition of the additional tax, with such reformation effected in a manner that has the most favorable tax result to Employee. For purposes of Code Section 409A, each payment or amount due under this Agreement shall be considered a separate payment, and Employee’s entitlement to a series of payments under this Agreement is to be treated as an entitlement to a series of separate payments.
Section 15.Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
(a)The Company. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, and may be assigned by the Company to, any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets or any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise). The Company will require in a writing delivered to Employee any such purchaser, successor or assignee to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such purchase, succession or assignment had taken place. The Company may make no other assignment of this Agreement or its obligations hereunder. 
(b)Employee. Employee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by Employee by assignment or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that if Employee shall die, all amounts then payable to Employee hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Employee’s devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Employee’s estate.
(c)No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(b) or Section 15(b) hereof, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to 
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give any Person other than the Company, its Affiliates, and Employee any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.
Section 16.Waiver and Amendments.
Any waiver, alteration, amendment or modification of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid only if made in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that any such waiver, alteration, amendment or modification is consented to by the Company. No waiver by either of the parties hereto of their rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver.
Section 17.Severability.
If any covenants or other provisions of this Agreement are found to be invalid or unenforceable by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction, (a) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, and (b) the invalid or unenforceable term or provision hereof shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision hereof. 
Section 18.Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF BERMUDA (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF) APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH COUNTRY.
Section 19.Notices.
(a)Every notice or other communication relating to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by it in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as herein provided; provided, that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by Employee to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal executive office, and all notices or communications by the Company to Employee may be given to Employee personally or may be mailed to Employee at Employee’s last known address, as reflected in the Company’s records.
(b)Any notice so addressed shall be deemed to be given (i) if delivered by hand, on the date of such delivery, (ii) if mailed by courier or by overnight mail, on the first (1st) business day following the date of such mailing, (iii) if mailed by registered or certified mail, on the third (3rd) business day after the date of such mailing, or (iv) if transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date of such transmission.
Section 20.Section Headings.
The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part thereof or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
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Section 21.Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with that certain Statement of Employment and Global Transfer Letter, dated as of March 22, 2017 and March 31, 2017 between the Employee and RenaissanceRe Services Ltd., constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto regarding the employment of Employee following the Commencement Date. This Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 22.Survival of Operative Sections.
Upon any termination of Employee’s employment, the provisions of Section 7 through Section 23 of this Agreement (together with any related definitions set forth in Section 1 hereof) shall survive to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions thereof.
Section 23.Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The execution of this Agreement may be by actual or facsimile signature.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
RENAISSANCERE SERVICES LTD.
By:    /s/ Kevin O’Donnell    
    Name: Kevin O’Donnell
Title: CEO
EMPLOYEE
/s/ Sean Brosnan    
Sean Brosnan
[Signature Page to Sean Brosnan Employment Agreement]EX-10.1

   

  Exhibit 10.1

   

  TRIPADVISOR, INC. RSU AGREEMENT

  (Time-Based)

  THIS RSU AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2021 (the “Grant Date”), between TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Stephen Kaufer (the “Eligible Individual”), describes the terms of an award (the “Award”) of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the Eligible Individual by the Company.   

  All capitalized terms used herein, to the extent not defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Company’s 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

  1.	Award and Vesting of RSUs

  (a)	Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan and the Grant Details (as defined below), the Company hereby grants to the Eligible Individual 106,382 RSUs.  Reference is made to the “Grant Details” that can be found on the equity plan website of the current professional selected by the Company to administer the Plan (the “Plan Administrator”), currently located at www.netbenefits.fidelity.com (or any successor equity administration system selected by the Company to manage the Plan from time to time), which is hereby incorporated by reference into, and shall be read as part and parcel of, this Agreement.

  (b)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Grant Details and the Plan, 26,594 of the RSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to any restriction on August 1, 2022 and the remaining 79,788 of the RSUs shall vest in equal quarterly installments over the following three years and the time during which restrictions apply shall be referred to as the “RSU Restriction Period”.

  2.	Termination of Employment 

  (a)In the event a Termination of Employment of the Eligible Individual occurs during the RSU Restriction Period for any reason other than for Cause, and except as provided in Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) below, the RSUs will continue to vest through the RSU Restriction Period in accordance with the terms provided for herein, and provided the Eligible Individual continues to comply with any and all restrictive covenants required by the Company, including but not limited to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.

  (b)In the event of the Eligible Individual’s death during the RSU Restriction Period, all outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested upon such date and settled in accordance with the terms provided for herein.

  (c)In the event of a Termination of Employment by the Company for Cause or at a time when grounds for Cause exist or upon the Eligible Individual’s failure to comply with any and all restrictive covenants required by the Company, including but not limited to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, all outstanding unvested RSUs shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled in their entirety upon the date of such occurrence.

   

  

   

  (d)For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company shall include employment with the Company’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates.  The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine whether there has been any Termination of Employment and/or whether there existed Cause.  

  3.	Settlement of Units

  As soon as practicable after any RSUs have vested and are no longer subject to the RSU Restriction Period and in no event no later than thirty (30) days following the date the RSUs have vested, such RSUs shall be settled.  Subject to Section 7 (pertaining to the withholding of taxes), for each RSU settled pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall issue one Share for each vested RSU and cause to be delivered to the Eligible Individual one or more unlegended, freely-transferable stock certificates in respect of such Shares issued upon settlement of the vested RSUs.

  4.	Non-Transferability of the RSUs

  During the RSU Restriction Period and until such time as the RSUs are settled as provided herein or on the website of the Plan Administrator, the RSUs shall not be transferable by the Eligible Individual by means of sale, assignment, exchange, encumbrance, pledge, hedge or otherwise.  

  5.	Rights as a Stockholder

  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, during the RSU Restriction Period the Eligible Individual shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the RSUs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company declares and pays dividends on the Common Stock during the RSU Restriction Period, the Eligible Individual will be credited with additional amounts for each RSU equal to the dividend that would have been paid with respect to such RSU if it had been an actual share of Common Stock, which amount shall remain subject to restrictions (and as determined by the Committee may be reinvested in RSUs or may be held in kind as restricted property) and shall vest and be forfeited, as applicable, concurrently with the vesting and/or forfeiting of the RSUs upon which such dividend equivalent amounts were paid.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends and distributions other than regular cash dividends, if any, may result in an adjustment pursuant to Section 6 below, rather than under this Section 5. 

  6.	Adjustment in the Event of Change in Stock; Change in Control

   

  (a)In the event of (i) a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each, a “Share Change”), or (ii) a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation, spinoff, reorganization, stock rights offering, liquidation, Disaffiliation, payment of cash dividends other than an ordinary dividend or similar event affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), the Committee or the Board may in its discretion make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to the number of RSUs and the number and kind of shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs.

   

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  (b)In the case of Corporate Transactions, such adjustments may include, without limitation (i) the cancellation of the RSUs in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such RSUs, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion, (ii) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs and (iii) in connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of the RSUs, or the replacement of the RSUs with new Awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary or Affiliate or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary or Affiliate following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to any RSUs that remain based upon securities of the Company).

   

  (c)The determination of the Committee regarding any such adjustment will be final and conclusive and need not be the same for all Eligible Individuals.

   

  (d)Notwithstanding the terms of the Plan, the terms of Section 13(b) shall not apply to the RSUs granted hereunder.  In the event of a Termination of Employment of the Eligible Individual (x) by the Company other than for Cause, (y) due to Disability or (z) due to a resignation by the Eligible Individual for Good Reason within twelve months following a Change in Control that qualifies as a “change in control” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, all outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested upon such Termination of Employment and settled in accordance with the terms provided for herein. 

   

  7.	Taxes, Fees and Withholding

  (a)The Company agrees to pay any and all original issue taxes and stock transfer taxes that may be imposed on the issuance of shares received by an Eligible Individual in connection with the RSUs, together with any and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith.

  (b)Regardless of any action the Company, its Affiliate or Subsidiary takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), the Eligible Individual acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Eligible Individual is and remains the Eligible Individual’s responsibility and that the Company and/or its Affiliate or Subsidiary (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant and vesting of the RSUs, the receipt of cash or any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the Award or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Eligible Individual’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

  (c)In the event that the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate is required to withhold any Tax-Related Items as a result of the award or vesting of the RSUs, or the receipt of cash or any dividends or dividend equivalents, the Eligible Individual shall pay or make adequate 

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  arrangements satisfactory to the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate to satisfy all withholding and payment on account of obligations of the Company, Subsidiary and/or Affiliate.  The obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be conditioned on compliance by the Eligible Individual with this Section 7.  In this regard, the Eligible Individual authorizes the Company and/or its Subsidiary or Affiliate to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by the Eligible Individual from his or her wages or other cash compensation paid to the Eligible Individual by the Company and/or its Subsidiary or Affiliate.  The Company may, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such provisions as it may specify from time to time, withhold in Shares the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount or arrange for the sale of such number of Shares as is necessary to pay any Tax-Related Items.  In connection herewith, subject to Section 409A of the Code and applicable law, the Eligible Individual (i) authorizes, empowers and directs the Company and the Plan Administrator (or such brokerage firm as is contracted to manage the Company’s employee equity award program, the “Broker”) to sell, at the market share price and on the settlement date or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the number of Shares sufficient to pay the Tax-Related Items, and (ii) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Broker and the Company from and against all losses, liabilities, damages, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising out of carrying out such actions.  Finally, the Eligible Individual will pay to the Company any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan or the Eligible Individual’s Award that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to deliver the Shares underlying the RSU if the Eligible Individual fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this Section. 

  (d)In particular, the Eligible Individual understands and acknowledges that all income to which the Eligible Individual is entitled under this Agreement is pre-tax and the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has the right to withhold and pay on behalf of the Eligible Individual any individual income tax in connection with such income in accordance with applicable law.  In the event the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is not required under applicable law to serve as the withholding agent to withhold and pay on behalf of the Eligible Individual such individual income tax, the Eligible Individual shall have sole responsibility to make such payment, in which case the Eligible Individual shall provide, as requested by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates from time to time, relevant tax receipts to certify full and prompt payment.  The Eligible Individual agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for any liability which may arise as a result of his or her failure to pay any and all taxes associated with any income derived pursuant to the Award.

  8.	Other Restrictions

  (a)	The Award shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Common Stock subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or (ii) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body is required, then in any such event, the Award shall not be effective unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

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  (b)	The Eligible Individual acknowledges that the Eligible Individual is subject to the Company’s policies regarding compliance with securities laws, including but not limited to its Insider Trading Policy (as in effect from time to time and any successor policies), and, pursuant to these policies, if the Eligible Individual is on the Company’s insider list, the Eligible Individual shall be required to obtain pre-clearance from the Company’s General Counsel prior to purchasing or selling any of the Company’s securities, including any shares issued upon vesting of the RSUs, and may be prohibited from selling such shares other than during an open trading window.  The Eligible Individual further acknowledges that, in its discretion, the Company may prohibit the Eligible Individual from selling such shares even during an open trading window if the Company has concerns over the potential for insider trading.

   

  9.	Nature of Award

   

  In accepting the Award, the Eligible Individual acknowledges that:

  (a)the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

  (b)the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if Awards have been made repeatedly in the past; 

  (c)all decisions with respect to future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; 

  (d)the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan will not create a right to further employment with the Company, its Subsidiary or Affiliate and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company to terminate the Eligible Individual’s employment relationship at any time with or without Cause; 

  (e)the Eligible Individual is voluntarily participating in the Plan; 

  (f)the Award is an extraordinary item that does not constitute regular compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company, Subsidiary, or Affiliate; 

  (g)the Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate; 

  (h)in the event that the Eligible Individual is not an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, the Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and 

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  (i)in consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Award or diminution in value of the Award resulting from Termination of Employment of the Eligible Individual by the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws; provided, however, such termination is consistent with the terms of the Award and any Individual Agreement) and the Eligible Individual irrevocably releases the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, the Eligible Individual will be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim. 

  9.No Advice Regarding Grant.  

  The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan, or his or her acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares.  The Eligible Individual is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan, receipt of the Award and/or disposition of the Award before taking any action related to the Plan or the Award.  

  11.Notices

  Any notices, communications or changes to this Agreement shall be communicated (either directly by the Company or indirectly through any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or the Plan Administrator) to the Eligible Individual electronically via email (or otherwise in writing) promptly after such change becomes effective.

  12.Effect of Agreement; Severability

  Except as otherwise provided hereunder, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company.  The invalidity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

  13.Laws Applicable to Construction; Consent to Jurisdiction

  (a)The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of laws, as applied to contracts executed in and performed wholly within the State of Delaware.  In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are hereby incorporated by reference.

  (b)	Any and all disputes arising under or out of this Agreement, including without limitation any issues involving the enforcement or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall be resolved by the commencement of an appropriate action in the state or federal courts located within the State of Delaware, which shall be the exclusive jurisdiction for the resolution of any such disputes.  The Eligible Individual hereby agrees and consents to the personal jurisdiction of said courts over the Eligible Individual for purposes of the resolution of any and all such disputes.

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  14.Conflicts and Interpretation

  (a)Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, in the event of any (i) conflict between the Grant Details, this Agreement, any information posted on the system of the Plan Administrator and/or the books and records of the Company, or (ii) ambiguity in the Grant Details, this Agreement, any information posted on the system of the Plan Administrator and/or the books and records of the Company, the Plan shall control. 

  (b)The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan, this Agreement, the Grant Details, any information posted on the system of the Plan Administrator and/or the books and records of the Company, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the Award as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested).  All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final and binding upon the Eligible Individual, the Company and all other interested parties.  The Committee shall not be personally responsible for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.  The Committee shall, in their absolute discretion, determine when any conditions have been fulfilled.  

  15.Data Privacy 

  (a)The Eligible Individual understands that the Company, Subsidiary, Affiliate and/or Plan Administrator may hold certain personal information about Eligible Individual, including, but not limited to, the Eligible Individual’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Eligible Individual’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).   The Eligible Individual hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her Data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries  or Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan.

  (b)The Eligible Individual understands that Data will be transferred to the Plan Administrator, or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  The Eligible Individual understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Eligible Individual’s country.  The Eligible Individual authorizes the Company, its Subsidiary or Affiliate, the Plan Administrator and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Eligible Individual’s participation in the Plan.  

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  (c)The Eligible Individual understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Eligible Individual’s local human resources representative.  The Eligible Individual understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Eligible Individual’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Eligible Individual’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Eligible Individual understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

  16.Amendment

  (a)The Company may modify, amend or waive the terms of the Award, prospectively or retroactively, but no such modification, amendment or waiver shall impair the rights of the Eligible Individual without his or her consent, except as required by applicable law, NASDAQ or stock exchange rules, tax rules or accounting rules.  The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.  

  (b)This Award and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the Plan are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement and the Plan shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith or exempt therefrom.  If the Company makes a good faith determination that any compensation provided under this Agreement is likely to be subject to the additional tax imposed by Section 409A of the Code, the Company may, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable, modify this Agreement, without the Eligible Individual’s consent, to reduce the risk that such additional tax will apply, in a manner designed to preserve the material economic benefits intended to be provided to the Eligible Individual under this Agreement (other than any diminution of such benefit that may be attributable to the time value of money resulting from a delay in the timing of payments hereunder for a period of approximately six months or such longer period as may be required). In no event whatsoever shall the Company or any of its Affiliates be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Eligible Individual by Section 409A of the Code or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any payment or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code be subject to offset by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Section 409A of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, Section 16(k) of the Plan shall apply to the RSUs granted hereunder. 

  17.Choice of Language

  The Eligible Individual has received this Agreement and any other related communications and consents to having received these documents solely in English.  If, however, the Eligible Individual receives this or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different than the English version in any way, the English version will control.

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  18.Electronic Delivery

  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Award and participation in the Plan or future Awards that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or to request the Eligible Individual’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Eligible Individual hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

  By electronically accepting this Agreement and participating in the Plan, the Eligible Individual agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the Grant Details.  If Eligible Individual has not electronically accepted this Agreement on the Plan Administrator’s website within six months of the Grant Date, then this Award shall automatically by deemed accepted and Eligible Individual shall be bound by the terms and conditions in the Plan, this Agreement, including the Grant Details.  

    

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