SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-06-12

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<div><a name="s4447414bf19a4bfdac6245296adc50a0"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">TRANSITION AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">TRANSITION AGREEMENT between THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">(&#8220;Employer&#8221;)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;and FRANK MERGENTHALER</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">(&#8220;Employee&#8221;)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Employer and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2005 and amended on September 12, 2007 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Employment Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;); </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, the Employment Agreement has certain provisions governing the end of Employee&#8217;s employment;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, the parties have agreed to a transition plan pursuant to the terms described herein;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW THEREFORE</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Transition Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Employee and Employer have agreed that Employee&#8217;s full-time employment with Employer will end effective December 31, 2019. Subject to Employee&#8217;s execution, non-revocation, and compliance with this Agreement, from January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Retirement Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), unless ended earlier pursuant to Paragraph 3 below (the period from January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020 is referred to as the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Part-Time Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), Employee will serve on a part-time basis as EVP of Employer, pursuant to the following terms:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="f