Exhibit
10.1
TRANSACTION
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
LTIP
Performance Shares Agreement
(2005
Equity and Performance Incentive Plan)
This LTIP Performance
Shares Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of ,
2005 between Transaction Systems Architects, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Corporation”) and ,
an employee of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (the “Grantee”).
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted, and the stockholders of the Corporation
have approved, the 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
which authorizes the Corporation to grant to eligible individuals performance
shares, each such performance share being equal in value to one share of the
Corporation’s common stock, par value of $0.005 per share (the “Common Shares”);
and
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation has determined that it is desirable and in the
best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders to approve a long-term
incentive plan in 2005 and, in connection therewith, to grant the Grantee a
certain number of performance shares, in order to provide the Grantee with an
incentive to advance the interests of the Corporation, all according to the
terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the
parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant of Performance Shares.
(a) Subject
to the terms of the Plan, the Corporation hereby grants to the Grantee
performance shares (the “Performance Shares”), payment of which depends on the
Corporation’s performance as set forth in this Agreement and in the Statement
of Performance Goals (the “Statement of Performance Goals”) approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”).
(b) The
Grantee’s right to receive all or any portion of the Performance Shares will be
contingent upon the achievement of certain management objectives (the “Management
Objectives”), as set forth in the Statement of Performance Goals. The achievement of the Management Objectives
will be measured during the period from [October 1, 20
through September 30, 20 ] (the “Performance
Period”).
(c) The
Management Objectives for the Performance Period will be based on Revenue (as
defined in the Statement of Performance Goals) (“Revenue”), Earnings per Share
(as defined in the Statement of Performance Goals) (“EPS”)
and Backlog (as defined in the Statement of Performance
Goals) (“Backlog”). Each of the
Management Objectives will be weighted as follows:
(i) forty
percent (40%) of the total number of Performance Shares will be based on
Revenue (the “Revenue Performance Shares”);
(ii) forty
percent (40%) of the total number of Performance Shares will be based on EPS
(the “EPS Performance Shares”); and
(iii) twenty
percent (20%) of the total number of Performance Shares will be based on
Backlog (the “Backlog Performance Shares”).
2. Earning of Performance Shares.
(a) Initial
Hurdle. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Statement of Performance
Goals, in no event shall any Performance Shares become earned if upon the
conclusion of the Performance Period actual performance relating to EPS is
below threshold level as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals.
(b) The
Revenue Performance Shares.
(i) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Revenue falls below the
threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals, none of the Revenue Performance Shares shall
become earned.
(ii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Revenue equals or exceeds the
threshold level, but is less than the 100% target level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the Revenue Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
(iii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Revenue equals or exceeds the
100% target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the Revenue Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
(iv) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Revenue equals or exceeds the
maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals, 150% of the Revenue Performance Shares shall
become earned.
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(c) The
EPS Performance Shares.
(i) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, EPS falls below the threshold
level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of
Performance Goals, none of the EPS Performance Shares shall become earned.
(ii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, EPS equals or exceeds the
threshold level, but is less than the 100% target level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the EPS Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
(iii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, EPS equals or exceeds the 100%
target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the EPS Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
(iv) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, EPS equals or exceeds the
maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals, 150% of the EPS Performance Shares shall become
earned.
(d) The
Backlog Performance Shares.
(i) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Backlog falls below the
threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals, none of the Backlog Performance Shares shall
become earned.
(ii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Backlog equals or exceeds the
threshold level, but is less than the 100% target level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the Backlog Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
(iii) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Backlog equals or exceeds the
100% target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the
Performance Matrix contained in the Statement of Performance Goals, a
proportionate number of the Backlog Performance Shares shall become earned, as
determined by mathematical interpolation and rounded up to the nearest whole
share.
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(iv) If,
upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, Backlog equals or exceeds the
maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix contained in the
Statement of Performance Goals, 150% of the Backlog Performance Shares shall
become earned.
(e) Modification. If the Committee determines that a change in
the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the
Corporation, the manner in which it conducts business or other events or
circumstances render the Management Objectives to be unsuitable, the Committee
may modify such Management Objectives or the related levels of achievement, in
whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate; provided, however,
that no such action may result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption
of the award under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”).
(f) Conditions;
Determination of Earned Award.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Grantee’s right to receive any
Performance Shares is contingent upon his or her remaining in the continuous
employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary through the end of the Performance
Period. For purposes of this Agreement,
the continuous employ of the Grantee shall not be considered interrupted or
terminated in the case of transfers between locations of the Corporation and
its Subsidiaries. Following the
Performance Period, the Committee (or the independent members of the Board of
Directors) shall certify that the Management Objectives have been satisfied and
shall determine the number of Performance Shares that shall have become earned
hereunder. In all circumstances, the
Committee (or the independent members of the Board of Directors) shall have the
ability and authority to reduce, but not increase, the amount of Performance
Shares that become earned hereunder.
3. Change in Control. If a Change in Control (as defined on Exhibit A
to this Agreement) occurs following completion of the first full fiscal quarter
of the Performance Period but before the payment of the Performance Shares as
set forth in Section 7 below, the Corporation shall pay to the Grantee, as
soon as practicable following the Change in Control, a number of Performance
Shares equal to (i) the number of Performance Shares to which the Grantee
would have been entitled under Section 2 above based on the performance of
the Corporation during the full fiscal quarters completed during the
Performance Period until the date of the Change in Control (and annualized
based on the completed fiscal quarters for any partial years during the
Performance Period), multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of full fiscal quarters completed during the Performance Period
until the date of the Change in Control and the denominator of which is 12.
4. Retirement, Disability, Death or Termination
without Cause. If the
Grantee’s employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary terminates following
completion of the first full fiscal quarter of the Performance Period but
before the payment of the Performance Shares as set forth in Section 7
below due to (a) the Grantee’s retirement approved by the Corporation, (b) Disability,
(c) death or (d) a termination by the Corporation without cause, the
Corporation shall pay to the Grantee or his or her executor
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or administrator, as the case may be, as soon as
practicable following such termination of employment, a number of Performance
Shares equal to (i) the number of Performance Shares to which the Grantee
would have been entitled under Section 2 above based on the performance of
the Corporation during the full fiscal quarters completed during the
Performance Period until the date of termination (and annualized based on the
completed fiscal quarters for any partial years during the Performance Period),
multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
full fiscal quarters the Grantee was employed during the Performance Period and
the denominator of which is 12. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the Grantee’s permanent and
total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
5. Other Termination. If the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation
or a Subsidiary terminates before the payment of the Performance Shares as
provided in Section 7 hereof for any reason other than as set forth in Section 4
above, the Performance Shares will be forfeited.
6. Leaves of Absence. If the Grantee was on short-term disability,
long-term disability or unpaid leave of absence approved by the Corporation for
more than 30 calendar days during any fiscal quarter during the Performance
Period, the number of Performance Shares earned by the Grantee will be reduced
such that the Grantee will only be entitled to (i) the number of
Performance Shares to which the Grantee would have been entitled under Section 2
above based on the performance of the Corporation during the Performance
Period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of fiscal quarters the Grantee was employed during the Performance
Period (excluding any fiscal quarters during which the Grantee was on a leave
of absence for more than 30 calendar days) and the denominator of which is 12.
7. Payment of Performance Shares. Payment of any Performance Shares that become
earned as set forth herein will be made in the form of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3
and 4, payment will be made as soon as practicable after the receipt of audited
financial statements of the Corporation relating to the last fiscal year of the
Performance Period and the determination by the Committee (or the independent
members of the Board of Directors) of the level of attainment of the Management
Objectives, but in no event shall such payment occur after March 15,
2009. Performance Shares will be
forfeited if they are not earned at the end of the Performance Period and,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the Grantee ceases to be
employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary at any time prior to such shares
becoming earned. To the extent that the
Corporation or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local
or foreign tax in connection with the payment of earned Performance Shares
pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be a condition to the receipt of such
Performance Shares that the Grantee make arrangements satisfactory to the
Corporation or such Subsidiary for payment of such taxes required to be withheld. This tax withholding obligation shall be
satisfied by the Corporation withholding Performance Shares otherwise payable
pursuant to this award.
8. Cash Dividends. Cash dividends on the Performance Shares
covered by this Agreement shall be sequestered by the Corporation from and
after the Date of Grant until such time
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as any of such Performance Shares become earned in
accordance with this Agreement, whereupon such dividends shall be converted
into a number of Common Shares (based on the Market Value per Share on the date
such Performance Shares become earned) to the extent such dividends are
attributable to Performance Shares that have become earned. To the extent that Performance Shares covered
by this Agreement are forfeited, all of the dividends sequestered with respect
to such Performance Shares shall also be forfeited. No interest shall be payable with respect to
any such dividends.
9. Non-Assignability. The Performance Shares and the Common Shares
subject to this grant of Performance Shares are personal to the Grantee and may
not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise
disposed of by the Grantee until they become earned as provided in this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Grantee’s rights with
respect to such Performance Shares and Common Shares may be transferred by will
or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in
violation of the provisions of this Section 9, shall be void, and the
other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or
interest in such Performance Shares or Common Shares.
10. Adjustments. In the event of any change in the number of
Common Shares by reason of a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, or similar transaction, or in the event of a stock dividend,
stock split, or distribution to shareholders (other than normal cash
dividends), the Committee shall adjust the number and class of shares subject
to outstanding Performance Shares and other value determinations applicable to
outstanding Performance Shares. No
adjustment provided for in this Section 10 shall require the Corporation
to issue any fractional share.
11. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that
this Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A of
the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of
the Code do not apply to the Grantee. This
Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this
intent, and any provision that would cause the Agreement or the Plan to fail to
satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force and effect until
amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be
retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be
made by the Corporation without the consent of the Grantee). In particular, to the extent the Grantee has
a right to receive payment pursuant to Sections 3 or 4 and the event triggering
the right to payment does not constitute a permitted distribution event under Section 409A(a)(2) of
the Code, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 3, 4 or 7
above, issuance of the Common Shares will be made, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 409A of the Code, to the Grantee on the earlier of (a) the
Grantee’s “separation from service” with the Corporation (determined in
accordance with Section 409A); provided, however, that if
the Grantee is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A),
the Grantee’s date of issuance of the Common Shares shall be the date that is
six months after the date of the Grantee’s separation of service with the
Corporation; (b) the date the payment would otherwise occur under this
Agreement; or (c) the Grantee’s death.
Reference to Section 409A of the Code will also include any
proposed, temporary or final
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regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with
respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the
Internal Revenue Service.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) The
contents of this Agreement are subject in all respects to the terms and
conditions of the Plan as approved by the Board of Directors and the
stockholders of the Corporation, which are controlling. The interpretation and construction by the
Board of Directors and/or the Committee of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement
shall be final and conclusive upon the Grantee, the Grantee’s estate, executor,
administrator, beneficiaries, personal representative and guardian and the
Corporation and its successors and assigns.
Unless otherwise indicated, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement
shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Plan.
(b) The
grant of the Performance Shares is discretionary and will not be considered to
be an employment contract or a part of the Grantee’s terms and conditions of
employment or of the Grantee’s salary or compensation. The Grantee’s acceptance of this grant
constitutes the Grantee’s consent to the transfer of data and information from
non-U.S. entities related to the Corporation concerning or arising out of this
grant to the Corporation and to entities engaged by the Corporation to provide
services in connection with this grant for purposes of any applicable privacy,
information or data protection laws and regulations.
(c) This
Agreement, and the terms and conditions of the Plan, shall bind, and inure to
the benefit of the Grantee, the Grantee’s estate, executor, administrator,
beneficiaries, personal representative and guardian and the Corporation and its
successors and assigns.
(d) This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (but not including
the choice of law rules thereof).
(e) Any
amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to
the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
may not be modified, amended or waived, except by an instrument in writing
signed by a duly authorized executive officer at the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment
shall adversely affect the Grantee’s rights under this Agreement without the
Grantee’s consent.
13. Notices. All notices under this Agreement to the
Corporation must be delivered personally or mailed to the Corporation at its
principal office, addressed to the attention of Stock Plan Administration. The Corporation’s address may be changed at
any time by written notice of such change to the Grantee. Also, all notices under this Agreement to the
Grantee will be delivered personally or mailed to the Grantee at his or her
address as shown from time to time in the Corporation’s records.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly
executed this Performance Shares Agreement, or caused this Performance Shares
Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the day and year first
above written.
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TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
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Title:
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Exhibit A
For purposes of this
Agreement, “Change in Control” means:
(a) the acquisition
by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) (a “Person”), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (i) the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation (the “Outstanding
Corporation Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding voting securities of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions
shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly
from the Corporation (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a
conversion privilege), (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any
corporation controlled by the Corporation or (C) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger or
consolidation, if, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, the
conditions described in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (c) are
satisfied; or
(b) if individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,
however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date
hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then constituting the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of either an actual or threatened election contest subject to Rule 14a-11
of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
other than the Board; or
(c) approval by the
stockholders of the Corporation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation,
unless following such reorganization, merger or consolidation (i) more
than 60% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to
such reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding Corporation
Common Stock and Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be
(for purposes of determining whether such percentage test is satisfied, there
shall be excluded from the number of shares and voting securities of the
resulting corporation owned by the Corporation’s stockholders, but not from the
total number of outstanding shares and voting securities of the resulting
corporation, any shares or voting securities received by any such stockholder
in respect of any consideration other than shares or voting securities of the
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Corporation), (ii) no Person (excluding the Corporation, any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Corporation, any qualified
employee benefit plan of such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger
or consolidation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of
the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock or Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20%
or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation or the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (iii) at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation
resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation were members of the
Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing
for such reorganization, merger or consolidation; or
(d) approval by the
stockholders of the Corporation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation or (ii) the first to occur of (A) the sale or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or (B) the approval by
the stockholders of the Corporation of any such sale or disposition, other
than, in each case, any such sale or disposition to a corporation, with respect
to which immediately thereafter, (1) more than 60% of, respectively, the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially
owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding
Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities
immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other
disposition, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be (for purposes of determining
whether such percentage test is satisfied, there shall be excluded from the
number of shares and voting securities of the transferee corporation owned by
the Corporation’s stockholders, but not from the total number of outstanding
shares and voting securities of the transferee corporation, any shares or
voting securities received by any such stockholder in respect of any
consideration other than shares or voting securities of the Corporation), (2) no
Person (excluding the Corporation and any employee benefit plan (or related
trust) of the Corporation, any qualified employee benefit plan of such
transferee corporation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to
such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the
Outstanding Corporation Common Stock or Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20%
or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of such
transferee corporation and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities of such transferee corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors and (3) at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors of such transferee corporation were members of the
Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action
of the board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the
Corporation.
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