Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”),
dated as of the 15th day of October, 2009, is by and between Corrections Corporation of
America, a Maryland corporation with its principal place of business at 10 Burton Hills Boulevard,
Nashville, Tennessee (the “Company”), and Damon T. Hininger, a resident of Brentwood, Tennessee
(the “Executive”). All capitalized terms used herein but otherwise not defined shall have the
meaning as set forth in the Employment Agreement, as herein defined.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to that certain First Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which
Executive serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Executive has been promoted by the Company to the position of Chief Executive
Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive now desire to amend certain terms and provisions of the
Employment Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and mutuality of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows.
1. Amendments.
(a) Section 1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“1. Employment; Election to the Board of Directors.
(i) The Executive shall serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and such other office or offices to which the Executive may be appointed or
elected by the Board of Directors. Subject to the direction and supervision of the
Board of Directors of the Company, the Executive shall perform such duties as are
customarily associated with the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other
offices to which the Executive may be appointed or elected by the Board of
Directors. The Executive’s principal base of operations for the performance of his
duties and responsibilities under this Agreement shall be the offices of the Company
located in Nashville, Tennessee. The Executive agrees to abide by the Company’s
Charter and Bylaws as in effect from time to time and the direction of its Board of
Directors except to the extent such direction would be inconsistent with applicable
law or the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) For so long as the Executive remains employed by the Company as Chief
Executive Officer, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Board of Directors to nominate the Executive for election to the Board of Directors
in accordance with the Company’s governance policies and applicable law; provided,
that, the Executive’s continuing service as a member of the Board of Directors shall
remain subject to election by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the
Company’s governance policies and applicable law. In the event the Executive’s
employment with the Company shall terminate for any reason whatsoever (including
without limitation, at the expiration of this Agreement), the Executive agrees that
he shall immediately resign his position as a member of the Board, and each other
position that he then holds with the Company or any of its affiliates. If the
Executive shall fail to so resign, then such failure shall constitute Cause, and the
Board of Directors shall thereupon have the right to remove the Executive from all
such positions without further action, deed or notice.
(b) Section 4.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“4.1 Base Salary. The Company shall pay the Executive an annual salary (“Base
Salary”) of $600,000, which shall be payable to the Executive hereunder in accordance with
the Company’s normal payroll practices, but in no event less often than bi-weekly.
Commencing at such time during 2010 when annual compensation for 2010 is reviewed and
considered and following each year of the Executive’s employment with the Company
thereafter, the Executive’s compensation will be reviewed by the Board of Directors of the
Company, or a committee or subcommittee thereof to which compensation matters have been
delegated, and after taking into consideration both the performance of the Company and the
personal performance of the Executive, the Board of Directors of the Company, or any such
committee or subcommittee, in their sole discretion, may increase the Executive’s
compensation to any amount it may deem appropriate.
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Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified by the terms of this
Amendment, the provisions of the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force and
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, taken together, shall be
deemed to be one and the same instrument. |
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Headings. The sections, subjects and headings in this Amendment are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Amendment. |
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Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and effect of this
Amendment shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Tennessee without
regard to the choice of law principals thereof. |
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