As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2017

 

Registration No. 333-             

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

82-1273460

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada

 

89134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


 

Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

(Full Title of Plans)

 


 

Michael L. Gravelle

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

1701 Village Center Circle

Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(702) 323-7334

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer x   Smaller reporting company o   Emerging Growth Company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Securities to be Registered

 

Amount to
be Registered(1)

 

Proposed
Maximum Offering
Price Per Share(2)

 

Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

3,900,000

(3)

$

18.18

 

$

70,882,500

 

$

8,824.87

 

(1)                                 Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also registers any additional securities to be offered or issued in connection with stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions.

 

(2)                                 Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been determined on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of our Common Stock as reported in the consolidated reporting system on November 20, 2017.

 

(3)                                 Represents Common Stock available for future issuance under the Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

 

 



 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.                                                         Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Cannae Holdings, Inc. (the “Registrant”) are hereby incorporated by reference:

 

(a)                                 Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (333-217886);

 

(b)                                 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K* dated November 20, 2017; and

 

(c)                                  The description of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-38300) filed with the SEC on November 17, 2017

 


*Any report (or portion thereof) “furnished” on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference.

 

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, on or after the date of this Registration Statement prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the SEC.  Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report (or portion thereof) furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated by reference herein or any document which constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Plan meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4.                                                         Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.                                                         Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

None.

 

Item 6.                                                         Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the statutes referred to below, the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the Registrant. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Certificate provides for indemnification by the Registrant of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the

 

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corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or (iv) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate provides for such limitation of liability.

 

The Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (i) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (ii) to the Registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such directors and officers pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

 

Item 7.                                                         Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.                                                         Exhibits.

 

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index to this Form S-8 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.                                                         Undertakings.

 

(a)         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)         To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;

 

(i)             To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii)          To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii)       To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

 

(A)       provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

(2)         That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)         To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(b)         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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(c)          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cannae Holdings, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2017)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cannae Holdings, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2017)

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to reports related to Fidelity National Financial Ventures Operations

 

 

 

23.3

 

Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to reports related to Ceridian Holding LLC

 

 

 

23.4

 

Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to reports related to J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

23.5

 

Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

 

 

99.1

 

Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada,   November 21, 2017.

 

 

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

 

Name:

Michael L. Gravelle

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Michael L. Gravelle, Brent B. Bickett and Richard L. Cox, or any of them, each acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William P. Foley, II

 

 

 

 

William P. Foley, II

 

Executive Chairman, Director

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Brent B. Bickett

 

 

 

 

Brent B. Bickett

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard L. Cox

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

Richard L. Cox

 

Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Hugh R. Harris

 

 

 

 

Hugh R. Harris

 

Director

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ C. Malcolm Holland

 

 

 

 

C. Malcolm Holland

 

Director

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Frank R. Martire

 

 

 

 

Frank R. Martire

 

Director

 

November 21, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Frank P. Willey

 

 

 

 

Frank P. Willey

 

Director

 

November 21, 2017

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153-0119
+1 212 310 8000 tel
+1 212 310 8007 fax

 

November 21, 2017

 

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Cannae Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the registration of the offer, issuance and sale by the Company of up to 3,900,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”), which may be issued pursuant to the Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement.

 

In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company; (ii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (iii) the Plan; (iv) the Registration Statement; and (v) such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth.

 

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company.

 

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered upon the receipt of consideration constituting lawful consideration under Delaware law in accordance with the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 



 

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the corporate laws of the State of Delaware and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any reference to our firm in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 11, 2017 (August 21, 2017 as to the effects of the discontinued operations described in Notes A and N) related to the combined financial statements of Fidelity National Financial Ventures Operations as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-217886 of Cannae Holdings, Inc. Form S-1 on Form S-4.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

November 21, 2017

 


Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the use of our report with respect to the combined balance sheet of Fidelity National Ventures Operations as of December 31, 2015, and the related combined financial statements of operations, comprehensive earnings (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2015 incorporated by reference herein.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Jacksonville, Florida

November 21, 2017

Certified Public Accountants

 


Exhibit 23.3

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors
Ceridian Holding LLC:

 

We consent to the use of our report dated March 29, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Ceridian Holding LLC as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, incorporated by reference herein.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 21, 2017

 


Exhibit 23.4

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors
J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.:

 

We consent to the use of our report with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, members’/stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended January 1, 2017 incorporated by reference herein.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Nashville, Tennessee
November 21, 2017

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(effective as of November 17, 2017)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

Article 1. Establishment, Objectives, and Duration

1

 

 

 

1.1.

Establishment of the Plan

1

1.2.

Objectives of the Plan

1

1.3.

Duration of the Plan

1

 

 

Article 2. Definitions

1

 

 

Article 3. Administration

5

 

 

 

3.1.

The Committee

5

3.2.

Authority of the Committee

5

3.3.

Decisions Binding

6

 

 

Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan; Individual Limits; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments

6

 

 

 

4.1.

Number of Shares Available for Grants

6

4.2.

Individual Limits

7

4.3.

Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards

7

 

 

Article 5. Eligibility and Participation

8

 

 

 

5.1.

Eligibility

8

5.2.

Actual Participation

8

 

 

Article 6. Options

8

 

 

 

6.1.

Grant of Options

8

6.2.

Award Agreement

8

6.3.

Exercise Price

8

6.4.

Duration of Options

8

6.5.

Exercise of Options

9

6.6.

Payment

9

6.7.

Restrictions on Share Transferability

9

6.8.

Dividend Equivalents

9

6.9.

Termination of Employment or Service

9

6.10.

Nontransferability of Options

9

 

 

Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights

10

 

 

 

7.1.

Grant of SARs

10

7.2.

Exercise of Tandem SARs

10

7.3.

Exercise of Freestanding SARs

10

7.4.

Award Agreement

10

7.5.

Term of SARs

10

7.6.

Payment of SAR Amount

11

7.7.

Dividend Equivalents

11

7.8.

Termination of Employment or Service

11

7.9.

Nontransferability of SARs

11

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

 

Page

 

 

Article 8. Restricted Stock

11

 

 

 

8.1.

Grant of Restricted Stock

11

8.2.

Award Agreement

11

8.3.

Other Restrictions

11

8.4.

Removal of Restrictions

12

8.5.

Voting Rights

12

8.6.

Dividends and Other Distributions

12

8.7.

Termination of Employment or Service

12

8.8.

Nontransferability of Restricted Stock

12

 

 

Article 9. Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares

12

 

 

 

9.1.

Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares

12

9.2.

Award Agreement

12

9.3.

Form and Timing of Payment

13

9.4.

Voting Rights

13

9.5.

Dividend Equivalents

13

9.6.

Termination of Employment or Service

13

9.7.

Nontransferability

13

 

 

Article 10. Performance Units

14

 

 

 

10.1.

Grant of Performance Units

14

10.2.

Award Agreement

14

10.3.

Value of Performance Units

14

10.4.

Form and Timing of Payment

14

10.5.

Dividend Equivalents

14

10.6.

Termination of Employment or Service

14

10.7.

Nontransferability

14

 

 

Article 11. Other Awards

15

 

 

 

11.1.

Grant of Other Awards

15

11.2.

Payment of Other Awards

15

11.3.

Termination of Employment or Service

15

11.4.

Nontransferability

15

 

 

Article 12. Replacement Awards

15

 

 

Article 13. Performance Measures

15

 

 

Article 14. Beneficiary Designation

16

 

 

Article 15. Deferrals

17

 

 

Article 16. Rights of Participants

17

 

 

 

16.1.

Continued Service

17

16.2.

Participation

17

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

 

Page

 

 

Article 17. Change in Control

17

 

 

Article 18. Additional Forfeiture Provisions

18

 

 

Article 19. Amendment, Modification, Termination, and Stockholder Approval

18

 

 

 

19.1.

Amendment, Modification, and Termination

18

19.2.

Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events

18

19.3.

Awards Previously Granted

18

19.4.

Compliance with the Performance-Based Exception

18

19.5.

No Repricings

19

 

 

Article 20. Withholding

19

 

 

 

20.1.

Tax Withholding

19

20.2.

Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation

19

 

 

Article 21. Indemnification

19

 

 

Article 22. Successors

20

 

 

Article 23. Limitation on Dividends and Dividend Equivalents

20

 

 

Article 24. Minimum Vesting Period

20

 

 

Article 25. Holding Period

20

 

 

Article 26. Clawback of Benefits

21

 

 

Article 27. Legal Construction

21

 

 

 

27.1.

Gender, Number and References

21

27.2.

Severability

21

27.3.

Requirements of Law

21

27.4.

Governing Law

22

27.5.

Non-Exclusive Plan

22

27.6.

Code Section 409A Compliance

22

 

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Cannae Holdings, Inc.

 

2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

(as of November 17, 2017)

 

Article 1.  Establishment, Objectives, and Duration

 

1.1.         Establishment of the Plan.  Cannae Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the “Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), effective as of November 17, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).  The Plan permits the granting of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Replacement Awards and Other Awards.

 

1.2.         Objectives of the Plan.  The objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company’s goals and that link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s stockholders.

 

The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants who make or are expected to make significant contributions to the Company’s success and to allow Participants to share in the success of the Company.

 

1.3.         Duration of the Plan.  No Award may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine.  The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.

 

Article 2.  Definitions

 

The following terms, when capitalized, shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

2.1.         “Award” means, individually or collectively, Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Awards granted under the Plan.

 

2.2.         “Award Agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award.

 

2.3.         “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

2.4.         “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 



 

2.5.         “Change in Control” means that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:

 

(a)           an acquisition immediately after which any Person possesses direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of 50% or more of either the then outstanding shares of Company common stock (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided that the following acquisitions shall be excluded: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.5; or

 

(b)           during any period of two consecutive years, the individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that for purposes of this Section 2.5, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of such period and whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

(c)           consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which:

 

(i)            all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who have Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, the Company or a corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Resulting Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the

 

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Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be;

 

(ii)           no Person (other than (1) the Company, (2) an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or Resulting Corporation, or (3) any entity controlled by the Company or Resulting Corporation) will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Resulting Corporation or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Resulting Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction; and

 

(iii)          individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will continue to constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Resulting Corporation; or

 

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

 

2.6.         “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

2.7.         “Committee” means the entity, as specified in Section 3.1, authorized to administer the Plan.

 

2.8.         “Company” means Cannae Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

2.9.         “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor to the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.10.       “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.11.       “Dividend Equivalent” means, with respect to Shares subject to an Award, a right to be paid an amount equal to the dividends declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding Shares of the same class.

 

2.12.       “Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.13.       “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

2.14.       “Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

 

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2.15.       “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of a Share as determined in good faith by the Committee or pursuant to a procedure specified in good faith by the Committee; provided, however, that if the Committee has not specified otherwise, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price of a Share as reported in a consolidated transaction reporting system on the date of valuation, or, if there was no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported.

 

2.16.       “Freestanding SAR” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

2.17.       “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

2.18.       “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

2.19.       “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the Plan, as described in Article 6 herein.

 

2.20.       “Other Award” means a cash, Share-based or Share-related Award (other than an Award described in Article 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the Plan) that is granted pursuant to Article 11 herein.

 

2.21.       “Participant” means a current or former Employee, Director or Consultant who has rights relating to an outstanding Award.

 

2.22.       “Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).

 

2.23.       “Performance Period” means the period during which a performance measure must be met.

 

2.24.       “Performance Share” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.

 

2.25.       “Performance Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 10 herein.

 

2.26.       “Period of Restriction” means the period Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, as provided in Articles 8 and 9 herein.

 

2.27.       “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.

 

2.28.       “Replacement Awards” means Awards issued in assumption of or substitution for awards granted under equity-based incentive plans sponsored or maintained by an entity with which the Company engages in a merger, acquisition or

 

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other business transaction, pursuant to which awards relating to interests in such entity (or a related entity) are outstanding immediately prior to such merger, acquisition or other business transaction (including without limitation the restricted shares of FNFV Group Common Stock outstanding at the time of the redemption of FNFV Group Common Stock). Except as provided in Section 4.1, for all purposes hereunder, Replacement Awards shall be deemed Awards.

 

2.29.       “Restricted Stock” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 8 herein.

 

2.30.       “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.

 

2.31.       “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, having a par value of $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof.

 

2.32.       “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted to a Participant, either alone or in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

2.33.       “Subsidiary” means any (i) corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof, and (ii) other affiliate of the Company that has been designated by the Committee for purposes of the participation of its employees in the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(f).

 

2.34.       “Tandem SAR” means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.

 

Article 3.  Administration

 

3.1.         The Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as the Board shall select (the “Committee”).  The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board.

 

3.2.         Authority of the Committee.  Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants who shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into in connection with the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and, subject to the provisions of Section 19.3 herein, amend the

 

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terms and conditions of any outstanding Award and Award Agreement.  Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  As permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority as identified herein.

 

3.3.         Decisions Binding.  All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, its stockholders, Directors, Employees, Consultants and their estates and beneficiaries and any transferee of an Award.

 

Article 4.  Shares Subject to the Plan; Individual Limits; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments

 

4.1.         Number of Shares Available for Grants.

 

(a)           Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 3,900,000, provided that:

 

(i)            Shares that are potentially deliverable under an Award that is canceled, forfeited, settled in cash, expires or is otherwise terminated without delivery of such Shares shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan;

 

(ii)           Shares that are held back, tendered or returned to cover the Exercise Price or tax withholding obligations with respect to an Award shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan; and

 

(iii)          Shares that have been issued in connection with an Award of Restricted Stock that is canceled or forfeited prior to vesting or settled in cash, causing the Shares to be returned to the Company, shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan.

 

Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market. Shares delivered or deliverable pursuant to Replacement Awards shall not reduce the number of Shares available for delivery pursuant to Awards under the Plan.

 

(b)           Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, all Shares authorized under the Plan and available for grant may be delivered in connection with “full value Awards,” meaning Awards other than Options, SARs, or Other Awards for which the Participant pays the grant date intrinsic value.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining the number of Shares available for grant as Incentive Stock Options, only Shares that are subject to an Award that expires or is cancelled, forfeited or settled in cash shall be treated as not having been issued under the Plan.

 

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4.2.         Individual Limits.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, the following rules shall apply with respect to Awards and any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception:

 

(a)           Options: The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 3,000,000 Shares.

 

(b)           SARs: The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 3,000,000 Shares.

 

(c)           Restricted Stock: The maximum aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Stock that may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(d)           Restricted Stock Units: The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Restricted Stock Units may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(e)           Performance Shares: The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Performance Shares may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(f)            Performance Units: The maximum aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Performance Units awarded in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount.

 

(g)           Other Awards: The maximum aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Other Awards awarded in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount.

 

(h)           Dividends and Dividend Equivalents: The maximum dividend or Dividend Equivalent that may be paid in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be $25,000,000.

 

4.3.         Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards.  In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the Plan as set forth in Section 4.1(a) and (b), the individual limits set forth in Section 4.2, and, with respect to outstanding Awards, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of shares subject to outstanding Awards, any performance conditions relating to shares, the market price of shares, or per-share results, and other terms and conditions of outstanding

 

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Awards, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be rounded down to a whole number.

 

Article 5.  Eligibility and Participation

 

5.1.         Eligibility.  Persons eligible to participate in the Plan include all Employees, Directors and Consultants.

 

5.2.         Actual Participation.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.

 

Article 6.  Options

 

6.1.         Grant of Options.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

6.2.         Award Agreement.  Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.  The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO.  Options that are intended to be ISOs shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Code Section 422.

 

6.3.         Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price for each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Option) on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein. No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have an Exercise Price that is less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the ISO) on the date the ISO is granted.

 

6.4.         Duration of Options.  Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.  No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of its grant.

 

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6.5.         Exercise of Options.  Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement and as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.

 

6.6.         Payment.  Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and specifying the method of payment of the Exercise Price.

 

The Exercise Price of an Option shall be payable to the Company in full: (a) in cash or its equivalent, (b) by tendering Shares or directing the Company to withhold Shares from the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (c) by broker-assisted cashless exercise, (d) in any other manner then permitted by the Committee, or (e) by a combination of any of the permitted methods of payment.  The Committee may limit any method of payment, other than that specified under (a), for administrative convenience, to comply with applicable law, or for any other reason.

 

6.7.         Restrictions on Share Transferability.  The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.

 

6.8.         Dividend EquivalentsAn Award of Options shall not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.

 

6.9.         Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Participant’s Option Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

6.10.       Nontransferability of Options.

 

(a)           Incentive Stock Options.  ISOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

(b)           Nonqualified Stock Options.  NQSOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

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Article 7.  Stock Appreciation Rights

 

7.1.         Grant of SARs.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.  The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SAR.

 

The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Article 4 herein) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

 

The grant price of a Freestanding SAR shall at least equal the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of grant of the SAR, and the grant price of a Tandem SAR shall equal the Exercise Price of the related Option; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.

 

7.2.         Exercise of Tandem SARs.  A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.  To the extent exercisable, Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option.  The exercise of all or part of a Tandem SAR shall result in the forfeiture of the right to purchase a number of Shares under the related Option equal to the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.  Conversely, upon exercise of all or part of an Option with respect to which a Tandem SAR has been granted, an equivalent portion of the Tandem SAR shall similarly be forfeited.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Exercise Price of the ISO.

 

7.3.         Exercise of Freestanding SARs.  Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes upon them and sets forth in the Award Agreement.

 

7.4.         Award Agreement.  Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

7.5.         Term of SARs.  The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such term shall not exceed ten (10) years.

 

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7.6.         Payment of SAR Amount.  Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

 

(a)           the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of exercise over the grant price; by

 

(b)           the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

 

At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.

 

7.7.         Dividend EquivalentsAn Award of SARs shall not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.

 

7.8.         Termination of Employment or Service.  Each SAR Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all SARs, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

7.9.         Nontransferability of SARs.  SARs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.

 

Article 8.  Restricted Stock

 

8.1.         Grant of Restricted Stock.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

8.2.         Award Agreement.  Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction and, if applicable, Performance Period(s), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

8.3.         Other Restrictions.  The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock, a requirement that the issuance of Shares of Restricted Stock be delayed, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock.  The Company may retain

 

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in its custody any certificate evidencing the Shares of Restricted Stock and place thereon a legend and institute stop-transfer orders on such Shares, and the Participant shall be obligated to sign any stock power requested by the Company relating to the Shares to give effect to the forfeiture provisions of the Restricted Stock.

 

8.4.         Removal of Restrictions.  Subject to applicable laws, Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the Period of Restriction applicable thereto.  Once Restricted Stock is released from the restrictions, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing the Shares.

 

8.5.         Voting Rights.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction.

 

8.6.         Dividends and Other Distributions.  During the Period of Restriction, all distributions, including regular cash dividends, paid with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock shall be credited to Participants subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid and shall not be paid unless and until the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which such distributions were made vest.

 

8.7.         Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain unvested Restricted Stock following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

8.8.         Nontransferability of Restricted Stock.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, during the applicable Period of Restriction, a Participant’s Restricted Stock and rights relating thereto shall be available during the Participant’s lifetime only to such Participant, and such Restricted Stock and related rights may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

Article 9.  Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares

 

9.1.         Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

9.2.         Award Agreement.  Each grant of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the applicable Period(s) of Restriction and/or Performance Period(s) (as the case may be), the number of

 

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Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.  The initial value of a Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Share shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Award) on the date of grant; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.

 

9.3.         Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be made at a specified settlement date that shall not be earlier than the last day of the Period of Restriction or Performance Period, as the case may be.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares by delivery of Shares or by payment in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares (or a combination thereof).  The Committee may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.

 

9.4.         Voting Rights.  A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted hereunder; provided, however, that the Committee may deposit Shares potentially deliverable in connection with Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares in a rabbi trust, in which case the Committee may provide for pass through voting rights with respect to such deposited Shares.

 

9.5.         Dividend Equivalents.  At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, which, if provided, will be credited to an account for the Participant and will be subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such Dividend Equivalents shall not be paid unless and until the Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents were made vest.

 

9.6.         Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

9.7.         Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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Article 10.  Performance Units

 

10.1.       Grant of Performance Units.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Performance Units may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.

 

10.2.       Award Agreement.  Each grant of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Performance Units granted, the Performance Period(s), the performance goals and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

10.3.       Value of Performance Units.  The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion that, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participants.

 

10.4.       Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of earned Performance Units shall be made following the close of the applicable Performance Period.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units in cash or in Shares that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units (or a combination thereof).  The Committee may provide that settlement of Performance Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.

 

10.5.       Dividend Equivalents.  At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Performance Units may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, which, if provided, will be credited to an account for the Participant and subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such Dividend Equivalents shall not be paid unless and until the Performance Units with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents were made vest.

 

10.6.       Termination of Employment or Service.  Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Performance Units following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Performance Units and may reflect distinctions based on reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

10.7.       Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Units and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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Article 11.  Other Awards

 

11.1.       Grant of Other Awards.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.  Types of Other Awards that may be granted pursuant to this Article 11 include, without limitation, the payment of cash or Shares based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, the payment of Shares as a bonus or in lieu of cash based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, and the payment of Shares in lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs.

 

11.2.       Payment of Other Awards.  Payment under or settlement of any such Awards shall be made in such manner and at such times as the Committee may determine.

 

11.3.       Termination of Employment or Service.  The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, may be included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Other Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

 

11.4.       Nontransferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Other Awards and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

Article 12.  Replacement Awards

 

Each Replacement Award shall have substantially the same terms and conditions (as determined by the Committee) as the award it replaces; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, any performance conditions relating to Shares underlying Replacement Awards, or the market price of Shares underlying Replacement Awards or per-Share results may differ from the awards they replace to the extent such differences are determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

Article 13.  Performance Measures

 

The Committee may specify that the attainment of one or more of the performance measures set forth in this Article 13 shall determine the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout with respect to Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) that the Committee intends will qualify for the Performance-Based Exception.  The performance goals to be used for such Awards shall be chosen from among the following performance measure(s): earnings per share, diluted earnings per

 

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share, economic value created, market share (actual or targeted growth), net income (before or after taxes), operating income, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs (EBITDAR), adjusted net income after capital charge, return on assets (actual or targeted growth), return on capital (actual or targeted growth), return on equity (actual or targeted growth), return on investment (actual or targeted growth), revenue (actual or targeted growth), sales (including same store sales), cash flow (including net cash flow and free cash flow), operating margin, share price, share price growth, total stockholder return, book value, book value per share, tangible book value, tangible book value per share, cash book value, cash book value per share, and strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures, and gains (before or after tax) from the sale, disposition, or other monetization or liquidity events relating to Subsidiaries, joint ventures or other entities in which the Company invests.  Each of the performance goals listed under this Article 13 shall be subject to such adjustments as may be specified by the Committee.  The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such performance measures may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies, and may relate to the Company, business units of the Company, Subsidiaries, or joint ventures or other entities in which the Company invests.  Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) that are not intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may be based on these or such other performance measures as the Committee may determine.

 

Achievement of performance goals in respect of Awards intended to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception shall be measured over a Performance Period, and the goals shall be established not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period or, if less than (90) days, the number of days that is equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the relevant Performance Period applicable to the Award.  The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the pre-established performance goals; provided, however, that Awards that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may not be adjusted upward (the Committee may, in its discretion, adjust such Awards downward).

 

Article 14.  Beneficiary Designation

 

Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit.  Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing during the Participant’s lifetime with the

 

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Committee.  In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

 

Article 15.  Deferrals

 

If permitted by the Committee, a Participant may defer receipt of amounts that would otherwise be provided to such Participant with respect to an Award, including Shares deliverable upon exercise of an Option or SAR or upon payout of any other Award.  If permitted, such deferral (and the required deferral election) shall be made in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions of the applicable nonqualified deferred compensation plan, agreement or arrangement under which such deferral is made and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe.

 

Article 16.  Rights of Participants

 

16.1.       Continued Service.  Nothing in the Plan shall:

 

(a)           interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time,

 

(b)           confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary, nor

 

(c)           confer on any Director any right to continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

16.2.       Participation.  No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.

 

Article 17.  Change in Control

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchanges:

 

(a)           any and all outstanding Options and SARs granted hereunder shall become immediately exercisable; provided, however, that the Committee may instead provide that such Awards shall be automatically cashed out upon a Change in Control;

 

(b)           any Period of Restriction or other restriction imposed on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards shall lapse; and

 

(c)           any and all Performance Shares, Performance Units and other Awards (if performance-based) shall be deemed earned at the target level (or if no target level is specified, the maximum level) with respect to all open Performance Periods.

 

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Article 18.  Additional Forfeiture Provisions

 

The Committee may condition a Participant’s right to receive a grant of an Award, to vest in the Award, to exercise the Award, to retain cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property acquired in connection with the Award, or to retain the profit or gain realized by the Participant in connection with the Award, including cash or other proceeds received upon sale of Shares acquired in connection with an Award, upon compliance by the Participant with specified conditions relating to non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to or possessed by the Company, non-solicitation of customers, suppliers, and employees of the Company, cooperation in litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers, directors and affiliates, and other restrictions upon or covenants of the Participant, including during specified periods following termination of employment with or service for the Company and/or a Subsidiary.

 

Article 19.  Amendment, Modification, Termination, and Stockholder Approval

 

19.1.                     Amendment, Modification, and Termination.  The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to continue to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule.

 

19.2.                     Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events.  The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.3 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws,  regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.  With respect to any Awards intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, any such adjustments shall be specified at such times and in such manner as will not cause such Awards to fail to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception.

 

19.3.                     Awards Previously Granted.  No termination, amendment or modification of the Plan or of any Award shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award, unless such termination, modification or amendment is required by applicable law and except as otherwise provided herein.

 

19.4.                     Compliance with the Performance-Based Exception.  If it is intended that an Award (and/or any dividends or Dividend Equivalents relating to such Award) comply

 

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with the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may apply any restrictions it deems appropriate such that the Awards (and/or dividends or Dividend Equivalents) maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based Exception.  If changes are made to Code Section 162(m) or regulations promulgated thereunder to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards available under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Article 19, make any adjustments to the Plan and/or Award Agreements it deems appropriate.

 

19.5.                     No Repricings. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, without first obtaining stockholder approval, (i) the exercise price of outstanding Options and grant price of outstanding SARs may not be reduced, (ii) Options and SARs may not be cancelled and replaced with Options or SARs with a lower exercise price or grant price, (iii) Options and SARs with an exercise or grant price that is equal to or in excess of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Share may not be purchased from Participants for cash or other securities, and (iv) outstanding Options or SARs may not otherwise be amended or modified in a manner that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Article 20.  Withholding

 

20.1.                     Tax Withholding.  The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, domestic or foreign taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan.

 

20.2.                     Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation.  With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the vesting or settlement of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, the Committee may require or may permit Participants to elect that the withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold, or by tendering to the Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to up to the maximum statutory withholding that is imposed on the transaction (or such lesser amount as is necessary to avoid averse accounting treatment).  Any such elections by a Participant shall be irrevocable, made in writing and signed by the Participant.

 

Article 21.  Indemnification

 

Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any

 

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such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification is subject to the person having been successful in the legal proceedings or having acted in good faith and what is reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in the Company’s best interests.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

Article 22.  Successors

 

All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

Article 23.  Limitation on Dividends and Dividend Equivalents

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if dividends or Dividend Equivalents are granted with respect to any Awards, the dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall be accumulated or reinvested and shall not be paid unless and until applicable vesting conditions are met.

 

Article 24.  Minimum Vesting Period

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards under the Plan granted after June 14, 2017 shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the Award is granted; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Awards that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to five percent (5%) of the Shares available pursuant to Section 3.1(a) may be granted to any one or more Participants without respect to such minimum vesting provisions, and (ii) this Article 24 shall not prevent Awards from vesting due to death, disability or a Change in Control.

 

Article 25.  Holding Period

 

If and when (i) a Participant is an Officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) or holds the title of President of Data and Analytics, President of Origination Technology or President of Servicing Technology, and (ii) the Participant does not hold Shares with a value sufficient to satisfy the applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in place at that time, then the Participant must retain at least 50% of (a) any Shares of Restricted Stock that vest and (b) any Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units (excluding from the calculation any Shares withheld for purposes of satisfying applicable tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting or settlement of the Award) until such time as the value of the Shares remaining in the Participant’s possession following any sale, assignment, pledge, exchange, gift or other transfer of the

 

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Shares shall be sufficient to meet any applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in place at that time.  For the avoidance of doubt, at any time when a Participant holds, in the aggregate, Shares with a value sufficient to satisfy the applicable stock ownership guidelines of the Company in place at that time, the Participant may enter into a transaction with respect to any Shares acquired by Grantee pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units so long as the Participant shall continue to satisfy such stock ownership guidelines following such transaction. This Article 25 may be interpreted, modified or amended by the Committee, in its reasonable discretion, without stockholder approval.

 

Article 26.  Clawback of Benefits

 

The Company may (a) cause the cancellation of any Award, (b) require reimbursement of any Shares or other amounts received pursuant an Award (including, without limitation, any gain realized upon disposition of any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award) by a Participant or related party, and (c) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under the Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or as are required by applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”).  By accepting an Award, a Participant is agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements may be (or may be deemed to be) unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.

 

Article 27.  Legal Construction

 

27.1.                     Gender, Number and References.  Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.  Any reference in the Plan to an act or code or to any section thereof or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to refer to such act, code, section, rule or regulation, as may be amended from time to time, or to any successor act, code, section, rule or regulation.

 

27.2.                     Severability.  In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

27.3.                     Requirements of Law.  The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

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27.4.                     Governing Law.  To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts or choice of law principles.

 

27.5.                     Non-Exclusive Plan.  Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including other incentive arrangements and awards that do or do not qualify under the Performance-Based Exception.

 

27.6.                     Code Section 409A Compliance.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (collectively “Section 409A”).  Any provision that would cause the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A.

 

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